A synapse is the junction between two neurons that allows a signal to pass between them. Neurons are cells that transmit information between your brain and other parts of the central nervous system.

The conditions inside our body must be carefully controlled if the body is to function effectively. The conditions are controlled in two ways with chemical and nervous responses. A bundle of ...

An electrical impulse cannot directly cross the gap so a different mechanism has to be used.

Ion channels in the nervous system refers to the study of ion channels – proteins allowing charged particles to cross membranes – found in neurons and glia, where they are involved in ...

Dr. Rasband's team is discovering the functional organization of axons in health as well as disease or injury. The generation, propagation, and modulation of electrical signals in the nervous system ...

Medically reviewed by Huma Sheikh, MD Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals ...

When a person thinks, speaks, eats, walks, or just sits comfortably with all bodily systems functioning normally, the billions of cells that make up the brain and the rest of the nervous system ...

Boost Neuroscience is a “stealth” biotech company that has developed a proprietary synapse network platform based on the work of Nobel Laureate Dr. Thomas Südhof, M.D. Boost was spun out of ...

In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve proteins falls out of equilibrium, according to a new study. In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing ...