Neurodegenerative disease profoundly affects structures and pathways responsible for memory, cognition, and higher-order ...

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

New research challenges long-standing ideas on how neurotransmitter gets released at neuronal synapses. In a Neuron article published online October 10th, recent Nobel Laureate Thomas C. Südhof ...

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the body. Their function is to transmit signals from nerve cells to target cells. These signals help regulate bodily functions ranging from heart rate to ...