Perhaps the most unique feature of Synapses is that most chapters were written jointly by authors originating from different laboratories and representing diverse points of view. For example, Rob ...

Altered RNA processing is highly damaging to neurons, adding a new toxic component to the evolution of AD. Currently, the ...

(3) This causes synaptic vesicles to fuse with the terminal membrane, releasing neurotransmitter into the gap between neurons, known as the synaptic cleft. (4) The neurotransmitters bind to ...

A research team from the University of Barcelona's Institute of Neurosciences described a novel molecular mechanism that ...

A research team at the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has led a study describing a new ...

"The exact function of SV2A is unknown, although it must play a key role in synaptic transmission," says Atsushi Yamagata of the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research. Interestingly ...

Journal of Neurophysiology; 116:658-70. Glovaci, I., Chapman, C.A. (2015) Activation of phosphatidylinositol-linked dopamine receptors induces a facilitation of glutamate-mediated synaptic ...

Scientists have found that a specific protein complex significantly influences brain connectivity and cognitive behaviors.

Live imaging at single-vesicle resolution reveals rabphilin-3A as the first identified negative regulator of neuropeptide release in mammalian neurons.

Our learning experiences can set off complex signaling cascades that reshape neurons—and their synaptic connections—at the cellular level. For example, in mammals, scientists have established ...