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 ...

When neuroscientists analyzed the exact properties of nerve connections in the brain, they made a startling observation: At a key connection, or synapse, messages are sent against the usual stream of ...

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, ...