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Studies find a densely connected network of neurons that communicate over long distances, rather than across synapses. Studies find a densely connected network of neurons that communicate over long distances, rather than across synapses.
Researchers have made a huge step forward in understanding how neurons communicate through extremely short proteins called neuropeptides. The map, which details 31,479 neuropeptide interactions between the worm’s 302 neurons, shows where each neuropeptide and its receptor acts in the animal’s nervous system. It will help scientists better understand how widespread neuropsychiatric conditions like eatingResearchers have made a huge step forward in understanding how neurons communicate through extremely short proteins called neuropeptides. The map, which details 31,479 neuropeptide interacti...
WSU-led research supports a novel theory that the innate immune system people are born with can respond differently to specific pathogens.