The initial hyperpolarization effect may be followed by a subsequent ... illustrating the enhanced ephaptic coupling, due to enlarged neuron terminals (boutons). Here the source and target neurons are ...

A striking feature specific to MCH/CART− neurons found in our study is the H-current. H-current is mediated by the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide gated (HCN) channels, which are ...

Scientists have developed a new kind of laser-based artificial neuron that mimics a biological nerve cell. This artificial ...

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed. Researchers have now developed a 3D-printed 'brain-like environment' ...

Ideally the characterization of a neuron will consider all three sets of criteria, but as neurons do not have an autonomous morphology, molecular biology, or physiology, these multidimensional ...

Studies in the past decade have provided data on the presence and distribution of voltage-gated ion channels in the dendrites of many types of neuron, but general rules that can explain their ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.

Take a look around your home and you'll find yourself surrounded by familiar comforts—photos of family and friends on the ...

Studies on humans have generally been less definitive than those done on animals because it is substantially more difficult to record the activity of a single neuron in human brains. However ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

Microbe-derived indoles modulate anxiety and neuronal excitability in the amygdala of germ-free (GF) male mice. These findings demonstrate a molecular mechanism by which microbes tune anxiety-related ...