An explanation of the classifications and structure of neurons. A 6:45 minute YouTube video from Brightstorm!

An animation of chemical signaling between neurons. A 1:35 minute YouTube video from TheProfessorTed.

An animation of how nerve signals are propagated along axons. A 2:52 minute YouTube video from Health Care.

MIT neuroscientists have discovered that the most active neurons in the adult brain are the ones selected to survive, which may explain the persistence of neurological diseases like epilepsy.

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered how a protein complex in neurotransmitter vesicles makes neuron communication so fast. A 2010 article from ScienceDaily.com

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have studied zebrafish oligodendrocytes to determine how they produce myelin to cover neuron axons. Their results may lead to treatments for diseases caused by myelin damage. A 2013 article from ScienceDaily.com