Andrea Gomez, a Berkeley molecular and cell biologist, applies her wide-ranging curiosity to brains’ mysteries ranging from synapses to psychedelics.

Nerve cells in the brain receive thousands of synaptic signals via their "antenna", the so-called dendritic branch. Permanent changes in synaptic strength correlate with changes in the size of ...

Researchers from Bonn and Japan have clarified how neighboring synapses coordinate their response to plasticity signals: Nerve cells in the brain receive thousands of synaptic signals via their ...

Spines, mushroom-shaped protrusions of nerve cells, are found in the brain and can strengthen synaptic connections. "Glutamate release allows precise manipulation of selected synapses, which ...

Glutamate is the primary neurotransmitter that nerve cells in the brain use to communicate with one another. Past ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...

In neuroscience, the term 'active zone' is used to refer to a specialized area in the presynaptic membrane of synapses (i.e., ...

Sciatica results from the irritation or compression of the sciatic nerve, which runs from the lower back to the toes. Certain stretches and exercises may help relieve the pain and discomfort it ...

Alcoholic neuropathy is a condition in which drinking too much alcohol causes damage to nerve tissue. This may cause pain, tingling, and numbing in your limbs. Alcoholism, now called alcohol use ...

Autonomic neuropathy is nerve damage that affects your automatic body functions — the things your body does whether you think about them or not. When you have this kind of damage, which can be ...

Please verify your email address. The entire Tyranid swarm is connected and controlled through the Hive Mind using Synapse. Synapse is a major piece of lore for the Tyranids and is adapted to ...

This manuscript describes the impact of modulating signaling by a key regulatory enzyme, Dual Leucine Zipper Kinase (DLK), on hippocampal neurons. The results are interesting and will be important for ...