Exercising Neurons (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Exercising Neurons

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MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster of neurons that grow outward in long tails, or axons. 

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Angel Bu

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