The laboratory of Ege Kavalali, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, published a paper in Nature ...

They are the most common neuron found in mammalian bodies. Neuron Function Synapses Neural synapses are junctions between neurons that permit neural communication. Synapses come in two different forms ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

Synapses are subcellular microcompartments that ... and because its target glutamate receptors in the postsynaptic neuron are heavily enriched in specialized membrane structures that are directly ...

2). However, agrin itself is not necessary for the formation of neuron–neuron synapses. This has led to an intensive search for trans-neuronal inducers. Among the candidates are cadherins ...

Family with sequence similarity 19 member A5 (FAM19A5) is a secretory protein highly expressed in the brain that regulates ...

Early menopause and poor brain-connection health may interact to increase Alzheimer's disease risk in women, a study found.