Neurotransmission, or synaptic transmission, corresponds to the movement of signals between neurons, permitting the transmission of information through the proliferation of action potentials. This ...

Neurons communicate through rapid electrical signals that regulate the release of neurotransmitters, the brain's chemical messengers. Once transmitted across a neuron, electrical signals cause the ...

Recent studies suggest that stimulus-evoked and spontaneous neurotransmitter release processes are mechanistically distinct. Here we targeted the non-canonical synaptic vesicle SNAREs ...

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) belongs to the neurotrophin gene family and has well established roles in neuronal survival, development and maturation as well as synaptic transmission and ...

Researchers have just shown how one of the stress hormones regulates brain neurotransmission on the short and long term and enables neuronal connections to adapt. CNRS and Inserm (1) researchers, ...

A study of rat brain slices demonstrates how nicotine interacts with cells that regulate the output of a brain region involved in habit formation. The research could inform efforts to help people quit ...

For decades, neuroscientists have debated whether synaptic vesicles “kiss-and-run” or do an irreversible “full collapse” when releasing neurotransmitters. Now, a team in China has frozen that moment ...

Zombie autopsies: You’ll be wishin’ for some neurotransmission Created by Katie Gould in collaboration with Dr. Steven Schlozman Author of "The Zombie Autopsies" Introduction This lesson introduces ...

A recent Nature Communications study explored how synaptic vesicle (SV) composition changes with age and α-synuclein (αSyn)-related disease. The researchers focused on the role of αSyn in maintaining ...

Signalling molecules enable fast and maintained communication between brain cells and are essential for brain function. The diverse roles and actions of these molecules as neurotransmitters and ...

Find out more about how a ketogenic diet performed in a UK trial for treatment-resistant depression and what it means ...