"We think that this finding brings us closer to understanding how the two neuron classes, the excitatory and inhibitory cells ...

Neurons come in two main “flavors,” excitatory and inhibitory. When an excitatory neuron receives enough input from other excitatory neurons, it fires, passing that signal along its axon to partners ...

Random noise, such as background hubbub on a phone call, is usually thought of as unwanted interference. Now researchers at ...

Excitatory synapses send signals that encourage the creation of an action potential by the next neuron; inhibitory synapses work against it. Each neuron receives signals from both excitatory and ...

Neuron Function Synapses Neural synapses are junctions between ... Once they traverse the gap between neurons (synaptic cleft), neurotransmitters interact with excitatory or inhibitory receptors on ...

Researchers found that random brain fluctuations actually strengthen memory by stabilizing neural activity over time. The ...

Consider, for example, a CA1 pyramidal neuron that fires when a rat enters a particular position in space. It would be useful to know which of the thousands of excitatory, inhibitory and ...

At which specific step in synapse development is the activity of each protein required? How does a neuron maintain the correct balance of excitatory and inhibitory synapses in order to function ...

Excitatory synapses send signals that encourage the creation of an action potential by the next neuron; inhibitory synapses work against it. Each neuron receives signals from both excitatory and ...