Search Results for: neurone
High polyunsaturated fat and vitamin E intake may halve motor neurone disease risk
A high dietary intake of polyunsaturated fat and vitamin E seems to halve the risk of developing motor neurone disease,... Read More
Unprecedented Data On Circadian Rhythms Revealed
Fluctuations in light intensity allow restoring the regularity of circadian rhythms. This is the main conclusion of the... Read More
Human Neurology
The nervous system is essentially a biological information highway, and is responsible for controlling all the biological... Read More
Neurosecretion
neurosecretion The release of a secretory substance from the axon terminals of certain nerve cells in the brain into the... Read More
Refractory Period
(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response.The... Read More
Neurophysiology
Definition noun A branch of neuroscience that is concerned with the physiology of the nervous system Supplement Neuroscience... Read More
Absolute Refractory Period
An occurrence after a neuron has fired an impulse where the neurone cannot fire another pulse for a short time directly... Read More
Efferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: efferent neurons A neuron with an axon that carries nerve impulses peripherally, and innervates... Read More
Motor neuron
Definition noun, plural: motor neurons A type of neuron connected to a muscle fiber and originates from the central nervous... Read More
Afferent neuron
Definition noun, plural: afferent neurons A type of neuron that detects stimulus from the periphery and relays nerve... Read More