The development of methods for imaging large contiguous volumes with the electron microscope could allow the complete mapping of a whole mouse brain ... encountering a node of Ranvier, the ...

Understanding the complexity of mental disorders requires a multi-faceted approach that considers the neural circuitry and the integral support systems ...

Thrombin is made by neurons, but it also can enter the brain from the vascular system. As the myelin lifts off the axon, the amount of bare axon at the node of Ranvier increases. The outer layer ...

Historically, gray matter was typically considered the brain’s organ grinder ... leaving small gaps – also known as the nodes of Ranvier – every millimeter or so. In myelinated nerves ...

His study, “TREK-1 and TRAAK are principal K+ channels at the Nodes of Ranvier for rapid action potential conduction ... multiple sclerosis, spinal cord and brain injuries, amyotrophic lateral ...

Along the axons, the myelin sheath is regularly interrupted by structures referred to as the nodes of Ranvier ... For this reason, the brain must be capable of encoding minimal differences ...

Although scientists have long regarded the brain's white matter as passive ... The bare spots came to be known as nodes of Ranvier, after French anatomist Louis-Antoine Ranvier, who first ...