It seems likely that multiple signaling pathways, some involving kinases, function cooperatively to define precise sites of synapse formation between axons and dendrites, and to determine ...

Synapses are subcellular microcompartments ... Do topologically organized chemical gradients exist inside dendrites, and do they play a significant role in modulating synaptic information processing?

Spiny protrusions along the dendrites form the synapses that connect pyramidal neurons to other cells. Yaeger's experiments ...

A breakthrough study sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for learning and memory.

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

A breakthrough study published today in the Journal of Neuroscience sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of ...

The study suggests that mutations in the Usp9X gene could be a potential cause of autism. These mutations disrupt the ...