When neuron animations are displayed, there are frequently seen neurons, axons arranged in a lattice…
I'm reading this article on guiding axon growth using temperature gradient, and it mentions that the…
More specifically, shampoo. What are the mechanics of detecting a noxious chemical stimulus in terms…
If I understand it correctly, levels of serotonin in the brain can indicate if a person is happy. Wh…
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-cats-purr The article above says that cats …
What is the difference between CA1-CA4 hippocampal subfields and dentate gyrus (DG) in negative regu…
Problem. When a neurone fires, it sends an electrical signal that jumps down the axon via the nodes …
I am not a biologist nor know much about biology (so please explain in layman's terms) however I hav…
Is this due to pressure differentials in the surrounding tissue? (Is it possible to have a pinched n…
I have just learnt about neurones. I wonder why neurones have only one axon. Can they transmit nerve…
I'm experimenting with a consumer-grade ElectroEncephaloGram (EEG) sensor and have created the image…
How does spacing apart sodium and potassium channels allow the action potential to travel faster dow…
I heard a talk recently by Dora Angelaki about multi-sensory integration. Part of the talk was about…
This is a follow-up question to If D1 receptors stimulate adenylate cyclase (through GPCRs) and D2 r…
How does serotonergic (5-HT2A specific) psychedelia work? I've read that there are some theories tha…
From what I've read the major receptor subtypes involved in the antidepressant effects of SSRIs are:…
If I stare at an object for a long time and close my eyes, at first I can still see the object with …
I've read somewhere, that when a human male experiences sexual arousal, his prefrontal cortex and, h…
In a neuroscience class I'm taking, it was explained that myelin covers axons in sections, the uncov…
I have heard and read about Peter's rule informally in the past, but never saw a formal definition o…
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is a parasitoidal fungus that alters the behavior of the infected. Sour…
I'm wondering about the carrying capacity also referred to packaging capacity or loading capacity (h…
Does anyone know how long it takes for a standard Lentivirus vector to express its genes (under a st…
Some human tissue can survive without oxygen a couple of minutes, even hours. Why are the neurons …
I've heard that THC can cause permanent damage to brain cells. I've also heard this reffered to anti…
I'm reading into the basics of the nervous system, and am intrigued by neurotransmitters. I understa…
It is important to bear in mind that the distance between a neuron's axon terminal and its soma can …
First off, I don't know if this is a normal healthy thing to occur. There have been many times where…
I'm writing a little article and need any information about how human vision works and latest techn…
There is a lot of talk about inhumane treatment of animals and how we don't kill them in the proper …
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