Janelia researchers are decoding how neurons carry out computations carefully calibrated to an animal's movement and ...

Scientists have uncovered how serotonergic neurons in larval zebrafish process visual information tied to movement to determine when and how much serotonin to release.

Neurotransmitters allow individual neurons to communicate rapidly, while neuromodulators can impact whole populations of neurons to alter neuronal activity much more slowly. New research reported in ...

Thus, unlike agents that target receptors for neurotransmitters and neuromodulators, relatively few drugs that target ion channels have been examined in humans despite the presence of highly ...

We report here that at non-toxic levels, the neurotransmitter dopamine strongly and selectively inhibited the vascular permeabilizing and angiogenic activities of VPF/VEGF. Dopamine acted through ...

This peptide can “block the release of neurotransmitters that relay muscle signals.” In other words, it acts similarly, albeit on a much smaller scale, as neuromodulators, relaxing the facial ...

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A novel therapy involving electrical pulses to the vagus nerve might unlock the brain’s hidden potential to rewire itself and ...

Magnesium can regulate sleep by activating gamma-aminobutyric acid, a chemical messenger that reduces the excitement or firing of neurotransmitters and calms the nervous system. Magnesium can also ...

These signals are transmitted across junctions called synapses by neurotransmitters. Revise nerve cells, synapses and neurotransmitters with this Higher Human Biology guide. Higher Human Biology ...

Myoxinol fits into a wider trend of using neuropeptides in skincare, which aim to modulate nerve signalling or muscle ...