Chemical synapses are biological junctions through which neurons' signals can be sent to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands. Chemical synapses allow neurons to ...

Excitatory synapses are located in confined chemical spaces called the dendritic spines. These are atypical femtoliter-order microdomains where the behavior of even single molecules may have ...

New research reveals the most complete map of the brain, including microscopic details from 140,000 neurons, millions of ...

The Master’s degree programme is the key to specialisation. Subjects are chosen to adequately supplement the main focus areas of the second and third years of the Bachelor’s programme. The programme ...

The conditions are controlled in two ways with chemical and nervous responses ... Muscles and glands are called effectors. The diagram summarises how information flows from receptors to effectors ...

A team of scientists supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)'s The BRAIN Initiative, including Davi Bock, Ph.D., ...

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Organic chemistry is the study of the structure, properties, composition ... Petroleum is also the raw material for many chemical products (e.g., pharmaceuticals, solvents, fertilizers, pesticides, ...

The RSC and 37 other organisations have signed a letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves that reiterates the long-term social and economic benefits of R&D activity in the UK. David Baker, Demis Hassabis ...

Leukocytes are particularly well suited for these tasks because they can completely reorganize their structure in a matter of minutes in response to ... We aim to understand how the unique physical ...