No other cell type is better at juggling signals: The neuron is both a data octopus and a supercomputer.

It is the white sheath that glial cells form around axons that makes high speed pathways in the brain possible.

John Eccles disproved his own theories. In doing so, he helped to elucidate synaptic transmission.

No chaos despite sensory overload – neurons communicate silently, efficiently, and at breakneck speed.

Neurons do not simply transmit stimuli; processing is a sophisticated process.

There are about 86 billion neurons in the brain. They vary greatly in form and function – with one determining the other.

A neuron consists of a cell body and its extensions.