When a neuron receives a stimulus ... could lead to a better understanding of sensory processing in the central nervous system, not only in simple model systems like nematodes, but in higher ...

The brain's ability to process information is known to be supported by intricate connections between different neuron populations. A key objective of neuroscience research has been to delineate the ...

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 ...