Axons have traditionally been regarded as simple cables for the stable transmission of action potentials. But recent data indicate that the functional capacity of axons is much more extensive and ...

Nerve terminals are generally considered to be the destination points for electrical signals, which propagate unidirectionally from the soma to nerve terminals. We found that small hyperpolarizations ...

Voltage-gated calcium channels swing open with passing action potentials, allowing calcium ions into the cell, and slide shut when the membrane depolarization has passed. Two papers this month suggest ...