Fewer Kv1 channels in the axon initial segment make human neurons easier to activate than mouse neurons. Credit Ádám Tiszlavicz.
How can #neurons fulfil similar roles while exhibiting distinct properties between species? This study shows how geometry & K+ channel expression in the AIS can support rapid #ActionPotentials in human #interneurons, despite slow somatic membrane responses @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4rONF2G