A small gap exists between the two neurones, which an electrical impulse cannot pass across.

An electrical impulse cannot directly cross the gap so a different mechanism has to be used. Between impulses the transmitter molecules are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft to prevent ...

The three scientists were honored for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system. According to a news release issued by the Karolinska Institute, Kandel was “rewarded for ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a new component of the peripheral nervous system that acts by increasing energy metabolism in the body.

In the laboratory of researcher Ana Domingos in Oxford, scientists have discovered that the release of NPY in the peripheral nervous system takes place in synapses that are in contact with mural cells ...

Using adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), scientists mapped neural circuits in frogs, tracing changes during metamorphosis. This ...