B1 is necessary for the transmission of specific nerve signals between the brain and spinal cord and helps to convert glucose into energy. (womenshealthandfitness.com.au)
Finding out required stimulating the cortex in precise ways and monitoring how specific nerves within the layers responded. (sciencedaily.com)
Among these was the protein VGLUT1, which is essential for signal transduction in specific nerve cells. (sciencedaily.com)