Also known as a soma, the cell body is the core section of the neuron. The cell body contains genetic information, maintains the neuron’s structure, and provides energy to drive activities.

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Moreover, he surmised that information flowed in one direction: into dendrites, then through a neuron cell body, and out its axon. Furthermore, the axon did not connect with the dendrites.

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To fit these findings into the mushroom body model described earlier, one would like to assume that the output neuron for LTM in electric-shock avoidance learning is located in the α-lobe.

Neurons, like many cells in the body, respond to the stiffness and geometry of their surroundings. Traditional petri dishes are flat and rigid, unlike the soft, fibrous extra-cellular matrix ...