A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

Our brains are made of billions of neurons, which are connected forming complex networks. They communicate between themselves by sending electrical signals, known as action potentials, and chemical ...

There are common diseases that are related to neurotransmitters. Alzheimer's disease close Alzheimer's disease A disease in which the brain degenerates and short term memory is lost. is linked to low ...

An electrical impulse cannot directly cross the gap so a different mechanism has to be used. Between impulses the transmitter molecules are rapidly removed from the synaptic cleft to prevent ...

Chronic stress disrupts O-glycans in the mouse prefrontal cortex. The findings open new possibilities for depression treatment.

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric ...