Specifically, sensory neurons are activated by a sensory input via specific external and internal receptors. External receptors respond ... 1 Motor Neurons A motor neuron’s cell body is also often ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

determine neuronal properties needed to regulate everything from the size and speed of limb movement to the processing of sensory information; different combinations of ion-channel types are found in ...

This is why the response is so fast. Receptor in the skin detects a stimulus (the change in temperature). Sensory neuron sends electrical impulses to a relay neuron, which is located in the spinal ...

This means that the presynaptic neuron releases the neurotransmitter glutamate, which crosses the synaptic gap to bind to receptors — usually ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs ...

Olfactory activity is known to induce dramatic changes in the abundance of different sensory neuron subtypes (i.e., neurons that express different olfactory receptor proteins) in an individual’s ...

Using immunofluorescence techniques, the scientists then discovered that the sensory neuron endings expressed a neuropeptide called calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). This neuropeptide plays a ...

Researchers have shown that as flies encounter an odor signal, the specific pattern of interference between olfactory receptors helps flies quickly compute the “gist” of the odor’s meaning.

"This study presents the first complete neuromorphic tactile perception system based on artificial neurons, which integrates ...