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Neuron structure variations impact sensory information processing in mice

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, ...

Structure of dopamine-releasing neurons relates to the type of circuits they form for smell-processing, study finds

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, ...
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'New' ALS gene destabilizes neuron's structure and chokes off its nucleus

Scientists have uncovered how a newly discovered gene, NEK1, in which mutations have been linked to ALS cases, disrupts the function of the motor neuron and causes it to degenerate and die. The viral ...