At a chemical synapse, one neuron releases neurotransmitter molecules into a small space (the synaptic cleft) that is adjacent to another neuron. The neurotransmitters are contained within small sacs ...
Excitatory synapses ... chemical signaling across distance? Do topologically organized chemical gradients exist inside dendrites, and do they play a significant role in modulating synaptic ...
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 ...
Between impulses the transmitter molecules are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft to prevent continuous stimulation of postsynaptic neurons. There are two types of removal: Re-uptake – the ...
3 Electrical synapses are less common than chemical synapses and are mainly found in the CNS. The synaptic cleft in an electrical synapse is much smaller, making it possible for neurons to pass ion ...
Transmission of information or signal from one neuron to another requires the establishment of a neuronal synapse: either ...
Our long-term goal is to construct a dynamic molecular and architectural map for the chemical synapse that will help to understand synaptic formation, transmission and plasticity ...
Tau aggregates appear inside synapses from human brain samples with Aβ pathology. The method can be adapted to study other synaptic proteins. As reported in Cell Chemical Biology on January 23, first ...
This results in enough neurotransmitter being diffused across the synaptic cleft to trigger the impulse in the postsynaptic neuron. This process is called summation.