The synaptic cleft in an electrical synapse is much smaller, making it possible for neurons to pass ion currents directly through gap junctions. For this reason, electrical synapses work faster than ...

Anticonvulsants used to treat epilepsy work on GABA. And drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease, such as L-DOPA, promote dopamine function. Other Brain Cells (Glia) Although neurons are ...

Neurons continuously adjust their coordination ... crafted over aeons of natural selection. Future work will be needed to see how these principles might play out in the human brain.

Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have identified the specific neurons in mice brains that tell them ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Researchers at Columbia University have discovered a unique group of neurons in the mouse brain that command the animal to stop eating.

A new model allows researchers to predict how decision-making changes when specific neural connections are strengthened or ...

Discover how your mind filters out distractions. New research reveals the specialized neural mechanisms that actively block ...

Scientists at the Center for Neuroscience (CNS), Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have now found how these neurons work together to control chronic pain in mice, allowing them to cope with or ...

Neurons must balance energy efficiency with the need to produce and transport proteins essential for their function. A study by researchers from the University Hospital Bonn, the University of Bonn, ...

Scientists from the Centre for Neuroscience (CNS), IISc, have now found how neurons work together to control chronic pain in mice, allowing them to cope or suppress the pain. This finding will ...