The vesicle cycle describes the steps through which neurotransmitters (chemical signals) are released at a synapse (a junction between nerve cells), to transfer information between cells.

To form a synaptic connection in the CNS, neurons need to accumulate all the machinery of the synapse at the point of the connection and not elsewhere along the large expanses of axonal and ...

A recent research finding adds to evidence that brain inflammation is a major driver of neurodegenerative disorders such as ...

Cellular communication between neurons within our brain is complex and busy, much like a USPS mailroom.To keep things running ...

Young and his team first confirmed that the proteins play several key roles in ensuring that synaptic vesicles which contain ...

Research from all publishers Recent studies have made significant progress in detailing the molecular mechanisms that govern synaptic transmission at the inner hair cell ribbon synapse. For ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

A biphasic structural plasticity rule interacts with homeostatic synaptic scaling to maintain firing rate homeostasis in neural networks.

Nanoplastics can compromise intestinal integrity in mice by altering the interactions between the gut microbiome and the host, according to a paper in Nature Communications. The study explores the ...

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Breakthrough research explains how brain proteins (VGLUT1) fill nerve cell sacs with glutamate, a key messenger. It details ...