Perhaps the most unique feature of Synapses is that most chapters were written jointly by authors originating from different laboratories and representing diverse points of view. For example, Rob ...

This tidy volume recounts an exciting and important piece of neuroscience history, when investigators strove to understand the basis of synaptic transmission. The recognition of Cajal's 'neuron ...

(3) This causes synaptic vesicles to fuse with the terminal membrane, releasing neurotransmitter into the gap between neurons, known as the synaptic cleft. (4) The neurotransmitters bind to ...

In a study published in Cell, a research team led by Zhu Shujia from the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and ...

and how they shape the connections and regulate synaptic transmission. We also collaborate on various structural biology projects with local bioscience research groups with interest in structural ...

A research team led by Shujia Zhu from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ (CAS) Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology and Yang Li from the Shanghai Institute of Materia ...

Did you know? The doctoral programme offers high-quality doctoral training in the following fields of science: developmental neuroscience, synaptic transmission and neuronal networks, disorders of the ...