Major recent advances and previous data have led to a plausible model of how key proteins
mediate neurotransmitter release. In this model, the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive …

The ability of the brain to store and process information relies on changing the strength of
connections between neurons. Synaptic facilitation is a form of short-term plasticity that …

Here we conducted a large-scale genetic association analysis of educational attainment in a
sample of approximately 1.1 million individuals and identify 1,271 independent genome …

During an action potential, Ca 2+ entering a presynaptic terminal triggers synaptic vesicle
exocytosis and neurotransmitter release in less than a millisecond. How does Ca 2+ …

Synaptotagmin, complexin, and neuronal SNARE (soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor
attachment protein receptor) proteins mediate evoked synchronous neurotransmitter …

Neurotransmission is sustained by endocytosis and refilling of synaptic vesicles (SVs)
locally within the presynapse. Until recently, a consensus formed that after exocytosis, SVs …

It has been known for more than 70 years that synaptic strength is dynamically regulated in a
use-dependent manner. At synapses with a low initial release probability, closely spaced …

Synaptic vesicle docking, priming, and fusion at active zones are orchestrated by a complex
molecular machinery. We employed hippocampal organotypic slice cultures from mice …

Synaptotagmin-1 and neuronal SNARE proteins have central roles in evoked synchronous
neurotransmitter release; however, it is unknown how they cooperate to trigger synaptic …

Most neuronal communication relies upon the synchronous release of neurotransmitters,
which occurs through synaptic vesicle exocytosis triggered by action potential invasion of a …