A. The duration of the stimulation B. The location of the stimulation C. The membrane potential at the site of stimulation D. None of the above I think the answer is B, because when the nociceptor is stimulated it relays information to the brain regarding location. Is this also true about sti...

This answer mentions that the C. elegans hermaphrodite has exactly 302 distinct neurons. This has made it a very effective model for a variety of types of biological research, including neurology and cell differentiation. It is also currently the only organism with a completely mapped connectome....

My question is very simple: why is it sufficient for a very few ions (such as 1 in 100000 K+) to move across the membrane to generate a remarkable variation in the membrane potential (like a change of 100mV) ?? I took the examples from my university textbook, which, though, doesn't explain the r...

For the past few months I've been on a learning binge, trying to learn as much as possible about everything I can. This has included stuff I generally consider useful for my future (e.g. machine learning), and other things that could be classified as trivia (e.g. state capitals). Lately I've bee...