This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks that govern thought, behavior, and consciousness. It also explores how ...

The last point on the axon terminal is called the ... These chemical messengers cross the synaptic cleft, binding to receptors on the postsynaptic neuron and setting in motion a chain of events ...

This was achieved through adjusting the resistance of the bulk terminal to specific values ... Moreover, the team built a two-transistor cell capable of operating either in neuron or synaptic regime, ...

These molecules were expressed in a single neuron surrounded by untransfected wild type ... However, the specific contribution of the N-terminal domain of β-CTF to synaptic loss remains unclear. It ...

On the one hand, dopamine-mediated teaching signals would be missed or random fluctuations treated as teaching signals, both leading to aberrant synaptic plasticity in ... stabilisation after massive ...

Peripheral nerve injury triggers synaptic remodeling. The ganglioside GT1b stabilizes spinal excitatory synapses by ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental condition in which affected individuals experience ...