What are the parts of a neuron? | Basically Science

Your neurons are helping you scroll Twitter, but do you know what they actually look like? Allen Institute researcher, Julia Andrade, breaks down their major parts and why their shapes are not just mesmerizing, but also important for neuroscience research!

[BananaBoy]

When I think of a brain cell, I just think of a red blood cell, but pink, floating around in my brain like a cartoon.
Literally just a black oval over my head, overdramatic pan in, then a DVD logo of 1nor 2 pink, red blood cells

[praveenallu]

Hey this looks like Mandelbrot set in pure mathematics. I think the structure of the universe and the neuron are very similar to mandelbrot set. I believer its the key understand eveything. Also can you explain point me to the studies that talk about properties of the orange and the blue part of the cell?

[hugok]

Nice video, but the music at the beginning is too loud.