Neurons in the central nervous system (CNS) generate action potentials at the axon initial segment (AIS) in response to polysynaptic and intrinsic somatodendritic currents that traverse the soma and ...
Jianguo Gu, Ph.D., Edward A. Ernst Endowed Chair and professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, is the latest winner of the School of Medicine’s Featured Discovery. This ...
Scientists are reporting the first discovery of conduction of excitation without action potentials. This opens up new perspectives for research by breaking away from the classic concept of neuronal ...
The effect of previous activity on the responses to single, subsequent maximal stimuli has been studied in vivo in a number of mammalian nerves containing C fibres. The recorded monophasic action ...
Early diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is important for the successful treatment of diabetes mellitus. Research group at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, China, ...
Collision Block of Action Potentials. An electrically initiated action potential (AP) can be sent towards an oncoming naturally generated AP to neutralize it and stop propagation, collision block. To ...