New research challenges traditional views on axon structure, presenting a "pearls-on-a-string" model where action potential ...

Whitman's great grandfather had been a slave owner (slavery was legal on Long Island until 1828) and Whitman did not have a high opinion of the ten percent of Brooklyn residents who were of ...

In a study, scientists challenge a fundamental tenet in neuroscience about the shape of axons -- the long, thin filaments radiating from nerve cells that transmit electrical signals from cell to cell ...

May 13, 1861. Courtesy: Library of Congress Whitman was forty-two years old when the Civil War started. Some critics would charge that he should have joined the Union Army, but anyone who knew ...

Recalling a more glamorous era when department store dining was the epitome of elegance, The Whitman is a chic, albeit temporary, restaurant that opened Nov. 15 as part of the Bal Harbour Shops ...

Source: Whitman's book: The Power of Many Whitman was an avid athlete as a child playing tennis, figure skating, lacrosse, competitive swimming, and she was a great student. At first, she wanted ...

Axons in brain cells resemble a string of pearls rather than smooth tubes, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. This discovery, aided by advanced imaging and modeling, reveals how physical and ...