Microglia, also known as macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS), are specialized immune cells vital ... directly enwrap neuronal somas in peripheral ganglia, forming a Neuron-PNS ...

The researchers found that areas of the brain collectively known as the "mirror neuron system" showed more activity when a dancer saw movements he had been trained perform than when he observed ...

Although neurons are considered the basic units of the brain and nervous system, they do not do all the work. Glia are a non-neuronal category of cells that do not transmit electrical signals but ...

A complete neuron inventory ... To capture the entire visual system, scientists dissected the central nervous system of a male Drosophila melanogaster, preparing the brain and ventral nerve ...

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Li Hanjie from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed the presence of microglia in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and identified ...