The authors explain that an action potential that reach an axon terminal emits a small electrical field as it "annihilates". This happens even though there is no gap junction, at chemical synapses.

The Dorsetshire Gap, the target of this walk, is a junction of ancient trackways at a natural break in the high ridge between Nordon Hill and Nettlecombe Tout. The same routes still converge at ...

Researchers at Yale and the University of Connecticut discovered that electrical synapses in the brain play a vital role in filtering sensory information, enabling animals to make context-specific ...

While chemical synapses often take center stage, it appears they’re not the only stars of the show. Recent research from scientists at Yale and the University of Connecticut has revealed the ...