Most communication between neurons is mediated by the neurotransmitter glutamate. The finding that temperature influences how glutamate binds to neuronal receptor proteins to initiate signal ...

The body control systems are all automatic, and involve both nervous and chemical responses. It has many important parts, including: If body temperature increases over this temperature, enzymes ...

Touch a hot plate and your hand flies back. While the response is almost instant, researchers are still working to better understand the molecular mechanisms behind these sensations of heat and pain.

The body control systems are all automatic, and involve both nervous and chemical responses. It has many important parts, including: Sweat glands in the skin release more sweat. The sweat ...

Scientists have found a reason why some people never seem to get warm while others never seem to feel the cold: some nerve cell receptors deep in the body are stimulated by signals other than ...