In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most ...

Twomey’s previous research has shown that drugs such as perampanel, used to treat epilepsy, act as a door stopper around the ...

This means that the presynaptic neuron releases the neurotransmitter ... We followed this by preparing GluA2–γ2 complexes for cryo-electron microscopy in the presence of glutamate at ...

NIH-funded study uses cutting-edge imaging techniques to reconstruct features underlying learning and memory in the mouse ...

New structural markers of memory storage uncovered by Scripps Research may pave the way for new treatments for memory loss.

One of the simplest, most over-studied organisms in the world is the C. elegans nematode. For 13 years, a project called ...

Electron microscopy uses a beam of electrons to illuminate a sample and achieve much higher spatial resolution than light microscopy. Transmission electron microscopy generates an image of the ...

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Scientists at Auburn University have uncovered a fundamental principle of how brain cells stay connected, and their discovery ...