In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most ...

Neuron-glia interactions are essential for brain function and play a key role in neurological diseases. Glial cells, including astrocytes, microglia, and ...

In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly ...

Researchers found that when mice had sex, their brain chemicals dopamine and acetylcholine worked together to produce ...

Every year, heart disease claims the lives of more Americans than any other health condition, according to the Centers for ...

Neurons are the cellular foundations of the brain, and communication between ... This means that the presynaptic neuron releases the neurotransmitter glutamate, which crosses the synaptic gap ...

Too few people get diagnosed and treated for postpartum depression. But a blood test could change that Postpartum depression ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have uncovered the neural mechanisms that regulate sequential male sexual behaviors through studies in male mice. Their findings reveal that acetylcholine neurons ...