A protein that appears in postsynaptic protein agglomerations has been found to be crucial to their formation. The Kobe University discovery identifies a new key player for synaptic function and sheds ...

Synapses are composed of thousands of proteins, providing the potential for extensive molecular diversity to shape synapse type-specific functional specializations. In this Review, we explore the ...

Somatostatin (SST) expressing cells are powerful inhibitors of excitatory pyramidal neurons. It has been shown that SST cells are targeted by other inhibitory interneurons, namely parvalbumin- (PV) ...

Transmission across a synapse (IMAGE) Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University Caption When an electrical signal arrives at the presynaptic terminal, neurotransmitters ...

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 ...