Excitatory synapses are located in confined chemical spaces called the dendritic spines. These are atypical femtoliter-order microdomains where the behavior of even single molecules may have ...

The ultimate effect of a signal from one neuron on the next neuron depends on the function of the synapse, which is based on the type of neurotransmitter released. Excitatory synapses send signals ...

The neurons are mostly connected by excitatory and inhibitory synapses. Whereas the excitatory synapses transmit a signal, ...

The junctions between two brain cells (neurons) are called synapses, which are essential for neuronal signal transmission and ...

The aim of our research is to define the molecular program that underlies both excitatory and inhibitory synapse development with the goal of contributing to a greater understanding of neural circuit ...

We have complemented this approach by testing the response to miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) whose rate of release was elevated at many synapses independently through the local ...

An electrical impulse cannot directly cross the gap so a different mechanism has to be used. Between impulses the transmitter molecules are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft to prevent ...