Neuronal Excitability

Authors show that axons of inhibitory neurons have distinctive structural and molecular features that contrast with those of the majority of myelinated excitatory axons in human neocortex.

Editor's Pick: What Makes Myelinated Axons of Human Inhibitory Neurons So Special?

By Rosalind S.E. Carney, DPhil
November 29, 2018

Authors show that axons of inhibitory neurons have distinctive structural and molecular features that contrast with those of the majority of myelinated excitatory axons in human neocortex.

Mitochondrial Ultrastructure is Optimized for Synaptic Performance (Adapted from Figure 3 in Cserép et al., 2018)

Mitochondrial Ultrastructure is Optimized for Synaptic Performance

By Rosalind S.E. Carney, DPhil
September 21, 2018

Authors find an evolutionarily conserved, cell-type independent coupling of mitochondrial ultrastructure to synaptic performance.

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