Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

At the end of each neuron is a tiny gap called ... effects of other chemical messengers. Where synaptic neurotransmitters are released by axon terminals to have a fast-acting impact on other ...

A neuron-specific splice variant of agrin is ... like vesicles at bona fide synaptic terminals. One reason for skepticism in evaluating factors that induce presynaptic differentiation in vitro ...

Between impulses the transmitter molecules are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft to prevent ... is reabsorbed back into the presynaptic neuron and restored inside a vesicle ready to be ...

The entorhinal cortex (EC) plays a pivotal role in memory function and spatial navigation, connecting the hippocampus with the neocortex. The EC integrates a wide range of cortical and subcortical ...