Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals ...

Types of Neurons Sensory neurons The cell bodies of sensory ... 1 Motor Neurons A motor neuron’s cell body is also often located either in the spinal cord or the brainstem with projections that ...

Researchers devised a process to convert a skin cell directly into a neuron, eliminating the need to generate induced pluripotent stem cells. Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord ...

Researchers have used genetic tools to investigate how specific nerve cells in the brain respond after a spinal cord injury.

Aweekly drug treatment strengthens neural connections and enhances neuron regeneration in ... to muscles via descending axons, or sensory information from the body to the brain. In both mice and ...

Such neurons could be used to treat spinal cord injuries or diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Converting one type of cell to another -- for example, a skin cell to a neuron ...