Neurotransmitters – a group of brain chemicals – are the temperamental little critters that you need to have exactly the right amount of, and in the right locations, to keep the lights burning. When ...

Scientists have discovered that the single protein -- alpha 2 delta -- exerts a spigot-like function, controlling the volume of neurotransmitters and other chemicals that flow between the synapses of ...

The function of the single protein alpha 2 delta that controls neurotransmission has been discovered by scientists. In the study, the investigators also suggest how the widely used pain drug Lyrica ...

Neurons perform numerous complex tasks by communicating with each other via small messenger molecules called neurotransmitters. Accurately detecting them is crucial to understanding the functioning of ...

Synaptic terminals can release neurotransmitter by spontaneous vesicle fusion that is independent of presynaptic action potentials. The traditional view of spontaneous neurotransmitter release ...

A recent study proposes that the random and spontaneous, NMDA receptor–dependent miniature postsynaptic currents at hippocampal synapses serve to regulate local postsynaptic protein synthesis, thereby ...

Neurotransmission, or synaptic transmission, corresponds to the movement of signals between neurons, permitting the transmission of information through the proliferation of action potentials. This ...