neuron Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/neuron/ Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:11:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://blogs.bcm.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2d904ab48738e474191a678dceb72b07.png neuron Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network https://blogs.bcm.edu/tag/neuron/ 32 32 122339384 Neuron-glioblastoma conversations across the brain spark tumor invasion https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/08/10/from-the-labs-neuron-glioblastoma-conversations-across-the-brain-spark-tumor-invasion/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/08/10/from-the-labs-neuron-glioblastoma-conversations-across-the-brain-spark-tumor-invasion/#respond Thu, 10 Aug 2023 15:00:35 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=37685 The findings suggest SEMA4F is an essential factor for glioma progression and neuronal activity-dependent infiltration.

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2023/08/10/from-the-labs-neuron-glioblastoma-conversations-across-the-brain-spark-tumor-invasion/feed/ 0 37685 Turning unexpected results into research tools https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/10/09/turning-unexpected-results-into-research-tools/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/10/09/turning-unexpected-results-into-research-tools/#respond Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:00:36 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=20507 One way to study neuronal function is by altering the activity of the neurons and then observing the outcomes, just like in genetics where scientists

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/10/09/turning-unexpected-results-into-research-tools/feed/ 0 20507 Image of the Month: Neurons in the retina https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/09/04/image-of-the-month-neurons-in-the-retina/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/09/04/image-of-the-month-neurons-in-the-retina/#respond Tue, 04 Sep 2018 15:00:05 +0000 https://blogs.bcm.edu/?p=20136   Brain function is all about connections. In the retina, neurons comprise distinct populations that form precise connections in synaptic layers. “What makes these cells

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2018/09/04/image-of-the-month-neurons-in-the-retina/feed/ 0 20136 Breakdown of neuron-glia partnership can pave the way to neurodegeneration https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/30/breakdown-of-neuron-glia-partnership-can-pave-the-way-to-neurodegeneration/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/30/breakdown-of-neuron-glia-partnership-can-pave-the-way-to-neurodegeneration/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:00:00 +0000 http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/?p=3608 In 2015, Dr. Lucy Liu, now a Ph.D. graduate in neuroscience from the Bellen lab, discovered that a number of genes involved in neurodegeneration promote

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/30/breakdown-of-neuron-glia-partnership-can-pave-the-way-to-neurodegeneration/feed/ 0 3608 How having too much or too little of CHRNA7 can lead to neuropsychiatric disorders https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/28/how-having-too-much-or-too-little-of-chrna7-can-lead-to-neuropsychiatric-disorders/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/28/how-having-too-much-or-too-little-of-chrna7-can-lead-to-neuropsychiatric-disorders/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:00:16 +0000 http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/?p=3613 Studying the genetic code allows researchers to know whether some patients with neuropsychiatric disorders either have extra copies of the CHRNA7 gene or are missing

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]]> https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/11/28/how-having-too-much-or-too-little-of-chrna7-can-lead-to-neuropsychiatric-disorders/feed/ 0 3613 Neurons deep in brain are more active than once thought https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/04/26/neurons-deep-in-brain-are-more-active-than-once-thought/ https://blogs.bcm.edu/2017/04/26/neurons-deep-in-brain-are-more-active-than-once-thought/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2017 15:00:55 +0000 http://fromthelabs.bcm.edu/?p=2782 It’s the part of the brain that makes sure you cannot tickle yourself. The cerebellum, an apple-sized region near the base of the skull, senses

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