Representative cryo-electron microscopy image: a coloured image of the 3D structure of gephyrin, which was calculated from the data. A team of scientists from the University of Cologne’s Institute of ...

The simple fruit fly has taken scientists to previously uncharted territory. For the first time ever, we're now about to see a 3D brain map in its beautiful complexity. A group of scientists from the ...

Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and ...

Research focused on understanding electrical synapses and their impact on the retina.

Synaptic changes lie at the nexus of many neurodegenerative diseases, underpinning cognitive decline. However, it has been hard to get a handle on exactly how these tiny structures change in disease, ...

Scientists have taken a major step in understanding how animal brains make decisions, revealing a crucial role for electrical synapses in 'filtering' sensory information. The new research demonstrates ...

Researchers at the University of Greifswald, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for the ...