Movement is a complex process governed by a network of neuronal circuits spread across multiple regions of the nervous system ...

Their findings, published in Neuron, hint at the existence of neurons that typically remain silent during sensory processing and yet can be recruited to enhance perception in mice.

For example, some sensory neurons respond to tactile stimuli and can activate motor neurons in order to achieve muscle contraction.

Scientists have developed an implantable technology that enabled the discovery of an interaction between sensory neurons and immune cells.

Noise permeates every level of the nervous system, from the perception of sensory signals to the generation of motor responses, and poses a fundamental problem for information processing 5, 6.

The team suspects that neurogenesis happens in other parts of the adult brain, too. In mice, new neurons are regularly made ...

The warning message is carried to the spinal cord by specialized sensory neurons, which are intertwined with other sensory and motor neurons in peripheral nerves.

Neuron types in the human body There are two types of neurons in the nervous system; motor neurons and sensory neurons. Motor neurons are associated with the execution of a certain action.

In complex organisms, sensory neurons relay their information to the central nervous system or in less complex organisms, such as the hydra, directly to motor neurons and sensory neurons also ...

A cell biology study adds evidence that sensory neurons, not just motoneurons, take a direct hit in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Scientists led by Gregorio Valdez, Virginia Tech Carilion ...

Their findings, published in Neuron, hint at the existence of neurons that typically remain silent during sensory processing and yet can be recruited to enhance perception in mice.