Specifically, sensory neurons are activated by a sensory input via specific external and internal receptors. External receptors respond to stimuli outside of the body and include olfactory receptors, ...

Touch receptors are a subtype of sensory neuron that are located in the skin and possess specialized endings that respond to mechanical stimulation. As part of the somatosensory system ...

Early research had suggested that each neuron expresses just one type of receptor, and that all the neurons expressing ... and electrophysiological recording from individual antennal sensory ...

Now it is known that they contain primary cilia, although only in sensory neurons. If primary cilia can act as one type of receptor, can they also act as other types? Yes, they absolutely can.

This is why the response is so fast. 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 ...

Researchers have shown that as flies encounter an odor signal, the specific pattern of interference between olfactory receptors helps flies quickly compute the “gist” of the odor’s meaning.

It has yet to be revealed where or how IL-1R1 (Interleukin-1 Receptor Type 1 ... that these IL-1R1-positive neurons are involved in circuits that control sensory processing, mood regulation ...

Northwestern researchers have made notable scientific advancements in the past week. The Daily compiled a recap of their ...

Sensory neurones carry electrical signals - nerve impulses - towards the central nervous system (spinal cord and brain). The signal starts in a receptor ... The neurone ends in either a muscle ...