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Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical ...

When axons are damaged, DLK sends signals from the site of injury in the axon back to the neuron's nucleus, which triggers the self-destruction process. Previous attempts to completely block the ...

Although a plethora of medications and therapies now exist for major depression, roughly one in three diagnosed patients ...