Chemical synapses are biological junctions through which neurons' signals can be sent to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands. Chemical synapses allow neurons to ...

A new study reveals how electrical synapses help animals, including worms, filter sensory inputs and make context-appropriate ...

Synaptic configurations play a key role in how the nervous system processes sensory information to generate behavioral ...

Our research is focused on molecular and supramolecular structures that facilitate communication between neurons at the chemical synapse and how such structures are perturbed in neurological disease.

To travel from the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another neuron, a signal must cross the gap between neurons (the synapse), where it is translated from an electrical signal to a chemical ...

For example, the receptors that respond to chemical signals are generally located at synapses — or points of near contact between adjacent cells. Of the various types of excitable cells that ...