{"id":66327,"date":"2025-10-03T15:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=66327"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:54:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T10:24:54","slug":"neurons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/neurons\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Neurons Latest News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new study (2025) has identified dendritic nanotubes (DNTs) in the brains of mice and humans, a new form of neuron-to-neuron connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>About Neurons<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Neurons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (nerve cells) are the <\/span><b>fundamental units of the brain and nervous system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are responsible for:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Receiving <\/span><b>sensory input<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sending <\/span><b>motor commands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to muscles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Processing and transmitting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> electrical and chemical signals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Structure of Neuron:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Dendrites<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 receive incoming signals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Cell Body (Soma)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 integrates signals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Axon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 carries impulses away from the cell body.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Axon Terminals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 release neurotransmitters at synapses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Neuronal Communication<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditionally, neurons communicate via <\/span><b>synapses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where neurotransmitters cross gaps.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>New Discovery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Neurons may also connect via <\/span><b>nanotubes (DNTs)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, enabling:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct <\/span><b>electrical signal transfer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Protein transport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (including amyloid-beta, linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-alzheimers-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Alzheimer\u2019s<\/strong><\/a>).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/content\/article\/neurons-can-communicate-hidden-network-nanotubes-study-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>AAAS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neurons are specialized cells of the nervous system responsible for receiving, processing, and transmitting information. 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