This proof-of-concept advance could have broad implications in treating diseases of the nervous system or the heart, since these tissues rely on cells with the ability to communicate with adjacent ...

Cell division in large embryos is coordinated by spatial waves of Cyclin B–Cdk1 activity that spread through the cytoplasm and affect cortical contractility. However, ...

It has been 60 years since scientists discovered that sodium channels create the electrical impulses crucial to the function of nerve, brain, and heart cells — all of which are termed “excitable.” Now ...

The strength of a person’s mental imagery – their ability to picture something in their mind’s eye – is linked to the excitability of different brain regions, a study led by researchers at UNSW Sydney ...