Let's think for a second about thought—specifically, the physics of neurons in the brain. This topic has been the lifelong interest of Jose Rizo-Rey, professor of Biophysics at the University of Texas ...

The activity of neurons in the mammalian brain has been found to be linked with various physiological processes, including the flow of blood that provides them with the energy required to function ...

Deep inside the hippocampus, the brain's memory gateway, a team of neuroscientists has uncovered a form of synaptic rewiring ...

Synaptic transmission forms the fundamental process through which neurons communicate across the central and peripheral nervous systems. This complex biological mechanism takes place at the synapse, ...

All cells, whether big or small, short or long, rely on proteins to function properly. In most cells, transporting these proteins is relatively simple. Neurons in the brain, however, face a ...

(1) A nerve impulse arrives. (2) This causes calcium ion channels to open, resulting in an influx of calcium ions in the terminal. (3) This causes synaptic vesicles to fuse with the terminal membrane, ...

Synaptic transmission is the biological process by which a neuron communicates with a target cell across a synapse. Chemical synaptic transmission involves the release of a neurotransmitter from the ...

How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are transmitted between nerve cells using molecular containers called vesicles. Now, ...

Learn more about eLife assessments The distribution of synaptic and extra-synaptic AMPA receptors (AMPARs) on neuronal plasma membranes is correlated with learning and memory. Although AMPAR ...