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Facundo Valverde drawing of nervous system connections.
Each neuron contacts at least 10,000 others via its axons and receives information from thousands of other brain cells. The contact points, called synapses, can be on the large body of the cell or on its spider-like processes, the dendrites, which have tiny spines that are specialized receivers of brain information.
Each neuron contacts at least 10,000 others via its axons and receives information from thousands of other brain cells. The contact points, called synapses, can be on the large body of the cell or on its spider-like processes, the dendrites, which have tiny spines that are specialized receivers of brain information.
