Complex Channels: Scientists Discover How Ion Channels Are Organized To Control Nerve Cell ...

... The messages passed in a neuronal network can target something like 100 billion nerve cells in the brain alone. These, in turn, communicate with millions of other cells and organs in the body. A team at the Weizmann Institute has now shed light on this mysterious mechanism. The discovery could have important implications for the future development of drugs for epilepsy and other nervous system diseases. ...