The axon initial segment (AIS) is where nerve signals begin, and its adaptability is key to brain function. Scientists have ...

“These findings challenge a century of understanding about axon structure,” Shigeki Watanabe, study author and associate professor of cell biology and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins ...

Neurons are highly polarized cells with long axons that can extend from millimeters to well over a meter in large vertebrates. Axons provide long-range connections between neurons and their target ...

Biology is one of the most basic fields of science with direct application to humans. Our continued existence on planet Earth depends in large part on how we resolve problems of a biological nature.

The axon caliber (diameter ... a better understanding of myelin biology and pathology is absolutely required. How do we structure a research effort to elucidate the mechanisms involved in ...

On the technical side, our lab uses a number of complementary approaches to identify and study genes controlling axon navigation ... bioinformatics to predict candidate genes and molecular biology ...