To be able to see axons on brain cells (neurons), which are 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair, the scientists used high pressure freezing electron microscopy.

Their study on mouse brain cells shows that the cells’ axons — the armlike structures that reach out and exchange information with other brain cells — are not the cylindrical tubes often pictured in ...

From the first days of life, the brains of boys and girls exhibit distinct characteristics. A study conducted by the ...

The scan shows fibres in my white matter called axons. These are the brain's wiring, which carry billions of electrical signals. Not only does the scan show the direction of the messaging ...

suggests an attempt at repair or regeneration by axons in the focal necrosis. A similar finding is found in traumatic brain injury in the adult cat (21) and experimental optic nerve injury (22).

But something more sinister is happening deep in the tissue. The brain's motion is stretching and ripping your axons apart. If this sounds bad, you're right! Axons are delicate fibers that carry ...

Brain cells called glia play various supporting roles to keep the system running smoothly. Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the ...

A subdural haematoma is often associated with some underlying parenchymal (brain) injury, including diffuse axonal injury. In contrast, extradural haematoma usually results from a skull fracture ...