Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the ... The body contains various types of nerve cells, including graded neurons that encode information through ...

With the invention of the microscope at ... to indicate independent nerve cells 25,26. Thereafter, cell theory as applied to the nervous system became known as the 'neuron theory'.

In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most ...