They observed hundreds of presynaptic terminals simultaneously releasing the neurotransmitter ... FFN511 seems well-suited to experiments in brain slices, and the researchers are developing ...

Compared to other large primates, humans have unusually big brains. Now, scientists have suggested that the large size of our ...

As such, the locus coeruleus is the principal site for brain synthesis of noradrenaline, a neurotransmitter. Noradrenaline is contained in small round compartments, called vesicles, inside the ...

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Researchers have used cryo-electron tomography to uncover new details of the molecular structure of synaptic vesicles, which help transport neurotransmitters in the brain. The study could inform ...