If we make the conservative guess that each neuron has 1,000 synapses, that would put the total synaptic connections in your cortex at 30 trillion — a number so large that it is literally beyond ...

Targeting ceramide synthase enzymes may reduce multiple sclerosis severity by limiting ceramide C16 synthesis, offering ...

Hyperrelexic, overactive or spastic bladder or bowels occur with spinal cord injury at or above T12. The primary characteristic of this type of injury is increased organ spasms. The UMN bladder may ...

The role of RA in differentiation in vivo can best be exemplified in two aspects: the regulation of primary neuron number (Box 1) and the regulation of motor-neuron differentiation. Figure 3 ...

Further analyses of the image data indicated that the primary cilia of the beta cells also interact with cells of the nervous tissue. This could indicate a role in neuronal signal transmission.