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Illustration shows presynaptic deletion of the two G-protein-coupled receptor kinase-interacting proteins.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·December 3, 2015·3 min read

Shedding Light on How Neurons Communicate

A new study reports researchers have discovered a critical molecule that regulates synaptic transmission.

Image of a hippocampal neuron.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 24, 2015·5 min read

How Fast Do Your Nerve Cells Talk?

Researchers engineered chimeras to tune the speed of neurotransmitter release.

This illustration shows the SV distribution. The caption best describes the image.

Electrophysiology Featured Neuroscience

·February 19, 2015·2 min read

New Insights into Underlying Cellular Mechanisms of Information Processing in the Brain

A new study identifies a key factor in regulating information transmission during the early stages of auditory processing.

The image is a reconstruction of the synapses connecting to the neurons.

Featured Neuroscience

·December 26, 2014·3 min read

Optogenetics Captures Neuronal Transmission in Live Mammalian Brain

Researchers observe and measure synaptic transmission in a live animal using optogenetics.

This is a 3D illustration of synaptic transmission.

Featured Neuroscience

·September 20, 2013·1 min read

Nanoscale Neuronal Activity Measured for the First Time

Researchers develop a new technique which allows them to record and measure the electrical activity in synapses.

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