The electrical signal triggers these capsules, called vesicles, to fuse with membrane at the neuron's pre-synaptic terminal, thereby releasing neurotransmitters into the cleft between the two cells.

Synaptic transmission: Not a one-way street Date: May 18, 2021 Source: Institute of Science and Technology Austria Summary: When neuroscientists analyzed the exact properties of nerve connections ...

the transportation of this information within the terminal end of the neuron, called pre-synaptic terminal, remains relatively uncharted waters. In this pre-synaptic terminal, neurotransmitters ...

A new study from Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct ...

Here we describe imaging of single synaptic vesicles near the plasma ... Figure 1: Active zones on the terminal of a bipolar neuron.

A new study by Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct ...

The combination of the markers for synaptic vesicles and the plasmalemma allows the monitoring of stable and dynamic presynaptic terminals in the same living neuron. Combined with the possibility ...

The reconstructed vesicle cycle model provides critical insights into synaptic transmission, advancing neuroscience and potential therapeutic applications.

The electrical signal triggers these capsules, called vesicles, to fuse with membrane at the neuron's pre-synaptic terminal, thereby releasing neurotransmitters into the cleft between the two cells.

Information flows in a well-defined direction in the brain: Chemical and electrical signals are passed from one neuron to the other across the synapse, from the pre-synaptic to the post-synaptic ...

Okamoto precisely stimulated the pre-synaptic terminal of the mossy fiber synapse in rats and at the same time recorded from the post-synaptic neuron. "We need to know the synapse's exact properties - ...