Neurons – Structure & Function

Dear Colleagues,

The neuronal cells of animals have an untold history in the evolution of life. They are thought to have emerged at least twice in animals. Although neurons have similarities at the cellular level across the higher metazoans, their ability to interconnect allows for the formation of complex systems and functions. These neural functions include sensation of the environment, motor control, and an undefined number of behaviors.

The study of neural systems occurs at many biological scales of organization. One approach is at the cellular level, to study the morphology of neurons and their role. Neuron anatomy includes knowledge of the taxonomy of these cell types and their organization at the tissue level, but it is also of interest to determine their role in the different hierarchical levels of a system. These levels vary from the synapse up to the scale of communication of information across regions of a system.

This Topical Collection is dedicated to the understanding of neural systems from the perspective of the neuron and their roles. This is mainly a reductionist perspective of the biological sciences, but the synthesis of neuron structure with their function may include an approach that is cross-disciplinary and neuroscientific. An approach may include conventional imaging techniques, higher scale approaches from the neurosciences, or statistical methods based on neuron databases, such as at neuromorpho.org.

Dr. Bob Friedman
Collection Editor

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