Synapses, which come in excitatory and inhibitory flavors, are essential for communication between neurons. To gain insight into the differences between the types of synapses, Loh et al. developed a ...

Interactions of two voltage-gated calcium channels and a pump enable separate control of exocytosis and endocytosis at chemical synapses. Chemical synapses transmit information within the nervous ...

A technology called single-molecule imaging has enabled scientists at the University of Maryland to identify the architecture of synapses – the tiny junctions that connect neurons together – and ...