Dendritic spines are small protrusions from a neuron's dendrite membrane, where contact with neighboring axons is formed to receive synaptic input. These spines have different sizes, shapes, and ...

The words "mushroom" and "stub" denote two types of dendritic spines, but while their shapes are easy to behold, whatever biochemical differences hide within is a mystery. To explore what goes on ...

A new study finds that retaining memories is maintained by the quality — not quantity — of dendritic spines, which are part of brain neurons. Experts used to think that memory loss was due to loss in ...

Bouts of white-matter destruction in the brain and spinal cord are a hallmark of multiple sclerosis, but the inflammatory disease also ravages gray matter. Using a mouse model of cortical MS, ...

Our study shows, for the first time, an optically acquired 3D image of dendritic spines in human brain tissues. These had not been possible due to the lack of compatible labeling and tissue-clearing ...

A study published in Science Advances led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, now provides evidence that the preservation ...