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REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
Volume 73, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/73/9/094601
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- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
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For a long time, neuroscience has focused on biochemical, molecular biological and electrophysiological aspects of neuronal physiology and pathology. However, there is a growing body of evidence indicating the importance of physical stimuli for neuronal growth and development. In this review we briefly summarize the historical background of neurobiophysics and give an overview over the current understanding of neuronal growth from a physics perspective. We show how biophysics has so far contributed to a better understanding of neuronal growth and discuss current inconsistencies. Finally, we speculate how biophysics may contribute to the successful treatment of lesions to the central nervous system, which have been considered incurable until very recently.
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