Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are the cells in our body that are responsible for transmitting electrical ...

Shown are the three main neuron types in the lateral horn of the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster: inhibitory projection neurons (green) respond to attractive odors; third-order neurons of the ...

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

There are two types of removal: Re-uptake – the neurotransmitter is reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron and restored inside a vesicle ready to be used again. For example, noradrenaline.

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 cord of the CNS. Relay neurons ...