Neuron Function Synapses Neural synapses are junctions between neurons that permit neural communication. Synapses come in two different forms: chemical and electrical. 2 Chemical synapses communicate ...

Between impulses the transmitter molecules are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft to prevent continuous stimulation of postsynaptic neurons. There are two types of removal: Re-uptake – the ...

In a dish, Martin cultured a single sensory neuron with a bifurcated axon that formed synapses with two separate motor neurons. This preparation allowed Martin to test whether individual synapses ...

There, they begin to form connections with other neurons. The process of forming these connections, or synapses, is called synaptogenesis. It occurs rapidly in the months before and after birth ...

These two cell types are the focus of most of ... Figure 2: Dendritic spines and synapses on pyramidal neurons. Distal synapses might also exert significant influence over action-potential ...

In research published in Cell Reports, Harnett and his team show how individual neurons can contribute to both parts of this ...

Chemical synapses are biological junctions through which neurons' signals can be sent to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands. Chemical synapses allow neurons to ...

The model calculations in the present study show that proteins are therefore preferably synthesized in the branched, tapering ...

Most neurons receive thousands of synaptic inputs onto widely spread dendrites. Because of dendritic filtering, distant synapses should have less efficacy than proximal ones. To investigate this ...

We focus on neuron-intrinsic mechanisms of synapse formation, and also on how interactions between neurons and glia regulate circuit development ... circuit during early adulthood. The first two days ...