Sentences with phrase «specialized nerve cells in the brain»

Grid cells and other specialized nerve cells in the brain, known as «place cells,» comprise the brain's inner GPS, the discovery of which earned British - American and Norwegian scientists this year's Nobel Prize for medicine.

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It reveals specialized cells in the brains of mice dividing to create newborn nerve cells.
Scientists studying brain diseases may need to look beyond nerve cells and start paying attention to the star - shaped cells known as «astrocytes,» because they play specialized roles in the development and maintenance of nerve circuits and may contribute to a wide range of disorders, according to a new study by UC San Francisco researchers.
In the present work, the teams led by Michael Ewers (ISD) and EMBO Member Christian Haass (DZNE) focussed on the TREM2 protein, which functions in specialized brain immune cells called microglia that clear toxic material resulting from nerve cell injurIn the present work, the teams led by Michael Ewers (ISD) and EMBO Member Christian Haass (DZNE) focussed on the TREM2 protein, which functions in specialized brain immune cells called microglia that clear toxic material resulting from nerve cell injurin specialized brain immune cells called microglia that clear toxic material resulting from nerve cell injury.
When these photoreceptors detect light, they send a signal to specialized neurons in the retina called retinal ganglion cells, or RGCs, which then transmit visual information to the brain by firing electrical pulses along the optic nerve.
Specialized nerve cells, known as somatostatin - expressing (Sst) interneurons, in the outer part of the mammalian brain (or cerebral cortex)-- play a key role in controlling how information flows in the brain when it is awake and alert.
Specialized nerve cells, known as somatostatin - expressing (Sst) interneurons, in the outer part of the mammalian brain, or cerebral cortex, play a key role in controlling how information flows in the brain when it is awake and alert.
Myelin is generated by specialized cells, oligodendrocytes in the brain and spinal column (the central nervous system, or CNS), and Schwann cells in the network of nerves outside the CNS that connect it with the rest of the body (the peripheral nervous system).
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