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Axon

Axon

In order to fully understand the interface methods of neuroprosthetics and brain-machine interfacing, increasingly used to interface with VR systems, a basic grounding of the wetware components of the brain might be beneficial.

The axon is part of a neuron cell. It is a long, slender projection from the cell body of a nerve cell which travels anywhere from a few nanometers inside the brain, to up to two metres from brainstem to the toes. It is an extremely thin, fragile thread, which serves as the body?s ethernet cabling. They are usually bunched up into ?cables? many millions thick, as they travel around the body. The central such bundle being known as the spinal cord. They are sometimes wrapped in myelin sheaths which serve the same function as cable shielding.

See Also: Neuron, Axon Tip, Synapse

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(06/12/2009)
Studies with fruit flies have shown that the specialized nerve cells called neurons can rebuild themselves after injury.

These results, potentially relevant to research efforts to improve the treatment of patients with trauma...


(18/07/2011)
Researchers at the Institut de recherches cliniques de MontreĢal (IRCM) are among the many scientists around the world trying to unearth our nervous system's countless mysteries. Dr. Artur Kania, Director of the IRCM's Neural Circuit Dev...


(14/09/2009)
A tiny neuron is a very complicated structure. Its complex network of dendrites, axons and synapses is constantly dealing with information, deciding whether or not to send a nerve impulse, to drive a certain action.

It turns ...


(22/06/2012)
A protein required to regrow injured peripheral nerves has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

The finding, in mice, has implications for improving recovery after nerve inj...


(09/12/2009)
Brain and spinal-cord injuries typically leave people with permanent impairment because the injured nerve fibers (axons) cannot regrow. A study from Children's Hospital Boston, published in the December 10 issue of the journal Neuron, show...