Brain Power Goes Green
Summary
The researchers used a novel technique to record the voltage generated by nerve cells to “show that a rather subtle separation between the timing of sodium entry and potassium exit during action potentials can determine how much energy is expended to maintain the ionic gradients,” Murthy says.Faculty of 1000, http://f1000.com, is a unique online service that helps you stay informed of high impact articles and access the opinions of global leaders in biology.Our distinguished international faculty selects and evaluates key articles across medicine, providing a rapidly updated, authoritative guide to the biomedical literature that matters.Faculty of 1000, http://f1000.com, is a unique online service that helps you stay informed of high impact articles and access the opinions of global leaders in biology.Our distinguished international faculty selects and evaluates key articles across medicine, providing a rapidly updated, authoritative guide to the biomedical literature that matters.7.