Scientists have long recognized the brain's need for energy, but new research from the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown ...

Motion sickness is a very common condition that affects about 1 in 3 people, but the brain circuits involved are largely unknown. In the current study published in Nature Metabolism, researchers at ...

Researchers have found a unique molecular signature and genes in the orbitofrontal cortex associated with heroin-seeking behavior. A preclinical rodent model implicated a gene called Shisa7 as the key ...

leading to a phenomenon called neurotransmitter-receptor crosstalk. Examples of such crosstalks include earlier discovery of inhibitory glycine functioning as co-transmitter gating on the NMDA subtype ...

Department of Bioengineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States Department of Medical Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, ...

One particularly intriguing feature of these networks is the balance between the activity of excitatory and inhibitory neurons, which has been observed across different brain regions." The key ...

It sends signals in both directions. Your gut and brain are also connected through chemicals called neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters are produced in the brain and the gut to control functions ...

"This is interesting as most of the more effective treatments for depressive disorders are indeed centered around the neurotransmitter serotonin. But these drugs are unspecific, slow and do not ...

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of ...

Optical report of neurotransmitter release allows visualisation of excitatory synaptic transmission. Sensitive genetically-encoded fluorescent glutamate reporters operating with a range of affinities ...

Reducing the chloride concentrations in the axon and presynaptic terminals diminished the GtACR2-induced neurotransmitter release, indicating an excitatory effect of chloride channels in these ...

The SPON requires temporally precise and robust excitatory input(s) to convey information about the steep rise in sound amplitude that marks the onset of voiced sound elements. Unfortunately, the ...