/newsroom/taxonomy/term/16243/all en /newsroom/channels/news/cell-structure-previously-associated-disease-actually-improves-brain-function-331842 <p>Researchers at ±«ÓãÖ±²¥ have shown that a brain cell structure previously thought to be pathological in fact enhances cells’ ability to transmit information and correlates with better learning on certain tasks.</p> <p>In a study published in <i>Nature Communications</i>, the team investigated swellings that occur in the axons of Purkinje cells in the cerebellum. In results that contradict established expectations, they found that axons with swellings did a better job of conducting electrical signals than those without.</p> Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:43:29 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 269920 at /newsroom