How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are transmitted between nerve cells using molecular containers called vesicles. Now, ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking computational model that provides detailed insights into the vesicle cycle, a key ...

Brazilian researchers found that boosting the synthesis of hevin, a glycoprotein naturally secreted by astrocytes, led to ...

It all depends on transmission of chemical signals in the brain ... the researchers shed new light on the vesicle recycling process in hippocampal synapses. With their model, they aimed to ...

How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are ...

A new study by Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct ...

Sleep is one of the best things you can do for your brain. Learning and memory rely on tiny changes in your synapses, and good-quality sleep helps those changes stick. Without enough rest, synapses ...

This process is driven by the release of ... Once triggered by norepinephrine, astrocytes produced a second chemical that they released onto synapses, which caused the dampening of synapse activity.

A new study from Pitt researchers challenges long-held views on synaptic transmission. They discovered that the brain uses ...

New research from MIT suggests that astrocytes - long considered support cells - may play a key role in the human brain's ...

A recent review in npj 2D Materials and Applications highlights how 2D materials like MoS2 and graphene are enabling ...