The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...

Medication isn’t the only option for ADHD, but for some, it can be transformative. This piece examines how ADHD can be managed, and benefits and risks to stimulant use.

It takes just a few milliseconds: A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and releases its chemical messengers into the ...

It takes just a few milliseconds: A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and releases its chemical messengers into the ...

Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases are the two most common neurodegenerative disorders, affecting millions of people worldwide. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, new research from the ...

This important study reveals that Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters play a role in chromatic information processing in the retina. The combination of (double) mutants, behavioral assays, ...

In previous posts, we described the first clear visualization of neurons by Camillo Golgi in 1873, as well as the realization by his younger rival Santiago Ramón y Cajal that they represent the basic ...

Abstract: This paper focuses in concrete at processes done at synaptic cleft zone where neural synapse carries out information through the pass of neurotransmitters from neuron to other. Mainly, ...

This fundamental study demonstrates a novel method for imaging glutamate receptors in situ via cryo-ET. The use of cutting-edge methods is well-described and is compelling. This paper is broadly ...

Communication between neurons relies on highly specialized structures (synapses) where an activated presynaptic neuron releases packets of neurotransmitter molecules that diffuse across a narrow gap ...