Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The billions of neurons in our nervous system are constantly communicating. The signals they send to each other are responsible for our thoughts, sensations, and actions. Learn how ions, ion channels, receptors, and neurotransmitters work together to enable the neuronal signaling process.

Learn more about neuronal signaling from PDB-101:
Opioids and Pain Signaling: youtube.com/watch?v=ZmrDWIeX0Tc
Neuronal Signaling and Sodium-Potassium Pump: youtube.com/watch?v=ZKE8qK9UCrU
PDB-101 resources on Cellular Signaling: pdb101.rcsb.org/browse/cellular-signaling

Story:
Ethan Cartagena (Spring 2022 RCSB PDB Intern)

Story Support:
David Goodsell (RCSB PDB), Maria Voigt, (RCSB PDB)

Animation and Video Editing:
Maria Voigt

Narration:
Ethan Cartagena

Models of the Na+/K+-ATPase Intermediate States:
William Hanson (Rutgers IQB Ph.D. Student)