Scientists have mapped the molecular structure of glutamate receptors in the cerebellum for the first time using ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play ...

Scientists at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus have discovered a new kind of synapse in the tiny hairs on the surface of neurons. The commonly overlooked protrusions called primary cilia contain ...

Experimental findings suggest that the activity of neurons plays a key role in the formation of synapses, yet the interaction ...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a mental health condition that negatively affects the mood of a person and causes a loss ...

For the first time, scientists using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors ...