A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and releases its chemical messengers into the synaptic cleft—making them ...

The peptide commonly referred to as SNAP-8 (acetyl octapeptide-3) is a synthetic fragment derivative of SNAP-25, engineered to modulate the SNARE complex and potentially support neurotransmitter ...

Researchers in Okinawa set out to discover the neural basis of how we switch our behavior when situations change.

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their ...

From work meetings to first dates, it’s essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a matter of life or death. So how do we switch our behavior when situations ...

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

Side-blotched lizards probably don’t call the game that, but they play a version of it anyway. A new study explains the ...

Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions.

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

Researchers have investigated the role that estrogen plays in signaling more gut pain, and it isn't working alone.

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...