A connection between neurons, which is either continuous (in electrical synapses) or interrupted by a cleft (in chemical synapses), through which communication is established.
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How are synaptic vesicles brought to the synapse?
I'm reading about how synaptobrevin is used to identify synaptic vesicles for tethering near the synaptic cleft. Since neurons have a synapse and dendrites, I'd like to know how exactly the vesicles ...
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Is it possible to lose synapses over time?
I mean, what if a person is for a long time submitted to conditions in which his mental capacities are not explored, are the synapses undone? I've heard that drugs may cause such an effect, but what ...
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How does an inhibitory synapse communicate to the cell body of a neuron?
I picture a neuron as having multiple trees of dendrites attached to the cell body with a single axon leaving the cell body. I believe the cell body near the axon root makes the decision to fire or ...
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Under what conditions do dendritic spines form?
I'm looking for resources or any information about the formation of dendritic spines and synaptogenesis, especially in relation to how new connections are formed on a daily basis.
Does the ...
