Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain ...

EM, researchers elucidated the structure of key receptors integral to fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat cerebellum.

A compound in a popular herb might help keep cognitive decline at bay. Researchers at Scripps Research in San Diego have created a synthetic version of the antioxidant carnosic acid, which is found in ...

Scientists have mapped the molecular structure of glutamate receptors in the cerebellum for the first time using ...

For the first time, scientists using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors ...

More than a year after Synapse went bankrupt, fintech customers who lost money due to the fintech middleware firm's collapse ...

For the first time, scientists using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors ...

In presynaptic nerve terminals, the endocytic apparatus rapidly restores synaptic vesicles after neurotransmitter release. Many endocytic proteins localize to the periactive zone, a loosely defined ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play ...

Every second, machines like drones, smartphones, and self-driving cars capture floods of visual data. But turning this data into meaning—like recognizing a red light or reading a sign—takes massive ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental health condition that negatively affects the mood of a person and causes a loss ...

Researchers have developed an innovative new nanopore sequencing assay to identify carriers of fragile X syndrome (FXS), the ...