Neuron is one of the most influential and relied upon journals in the field of neuroscience and serves as a premier intellectual forum for the entire neuroscience community.

Neurons are the main components of nervous tissue in all animals except sponges and placozoans. Plants and fungi do not have nerve cells. Molecular evidence suggests that the …

May 12, 2025 · A neuron is a nerve cell that processes and transmits information through electrical and chemical signals in the nervous system. Neurons consist of a cell body, …

Aug 1, 2025 · Neurons vary in size, shape, and structure depending on their role and location. However, nearly all neurons have three essential parts: a cell body, an axon, and dendrites. …

A neuron has three parts: the cell body, dendrites, and the axon (Figure 1). The cell body contains the small functional structures called organelles, which are necessary for the cell to survive.

Nov 30, 2025 · Neuron, basic cell of the nervous system in vertebrates and most invertebrates from the level of the cnidarians (e.g., corals, jellyfish) upward. A typical neuron has a cell body …

Neurons are the basic units of the brain. Their main function is to send electrical signals over short and long distances in the body, and they are electrically and chemically excitable. The function …

May 26, 2025 · A neuron is a single nerve cell, while a nerve is a bundle of axons from multiple neurons, often encased in connective tissue, that transmits signals to specific body regions.

Neurons are the fundamental cells of the nervous system. They're able to communicate with one another and with cells in other types of tissues (e.g., muscles, glands), and they can carry …

Neurons are structurally and functionally different than other types of cells – they are uniquely designed for the purpose of communication between cells. A neuron has three main parts: a …