Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Chemical synaptic transmission involves the release of a neurotransmitter from the pre-synaptic neuron, and neurotransmitter binding to specific post-synaptic receptors.

New research shows that low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can restore key synaptic structures ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what ...

Young and his team first confirmed that the proteins play several key roles in ensuring that synaptic vesicles which contain ...

The synaptic mechanisms underlying cortical postnatal development are largely unexplored. Here, the authors reveal how spine calcium activity impacts turnover and organization of synaptic inputs ...