Each time a terminal receives an electrical impulse from the cell soma ... receptors in the postsynaptic neuron are heavily enriched in specialized membrane structures that are directly apposed ...

Researchers have developed tiny, wireless devices capable of wrapping around individual neurons, potentially aiding in the ...

Using the image above, let’s examine the three major components of a neuron. The soma is the cell body and contains ... outside and inside of the axon membrane exists a concentration of ...

This manuscript introduces DendroTweaks, a useful web application and Python library that, compared to existing modeling tools, eases interactive graphical exploration, development, and validation of ...

Researchers are using functionalized nanodiamonds to precisely monitor neuronal activity at the cellular level, enhancing ...

Targeting ceramide synthase enzymes may reduce multiple sclerosis severity by limiting ceramide C16 synthesis, offering ...

show that in multiply infected cells, apposing inclusions form unique membrane-contact sites that regulate membrane fusion. Connexin 36 (Cx36) forms neuronal gap junctions essential for electrical ...

In a recent article, researchers introduced light-responsive azobenzene polymer thin films as advanced neuronal interfaces, ...

(4) The neurotransmitters bind to receptor sites on ion channels in the postsynaptic membrane, causing them to open. (5) Ions flow into the postsynaptic neuron, which generates an action potential ...

We explored the possibility that ion channels, proteins in the cell membrane that regulate the ... Clic1has been implicated ...