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 ...

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 ...

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, ...