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 ...

New research uncovers how forever chemicals disrupt brain health, highlighting genetic impacts and raising concerns about ...

Synapses are subcellular microcompartments that are essential for a digital form of transneuronal communication, mediated by chemical mediators termed neurotransmitters. At excitatory synapses in ...

Researchers discovered that electrical synapses filter sensory signals in animals, enabling context-specific ...

For the new study, the researchers investigated a specific type of connection between neuronal cells, called electrical synapses, which differs from the more widely studied chemical synapses. They ...

The study is particularly significant because it could help explain the association between these plastic-derived chemicals ...

For example, the receptors that respond to chemical signals are generally located at synapses — or points of near contact between adjacent cells. Of the various types of excitable cells that ...