Synaptic transmission is the biological process by which a neuron communicates with a target cell across a synapse. Chemical synaptic transmission involves the release of a neurotransmitter from the ...

This tidy volume recounts an exciting and important piece of neuroscience history, when investigators strove to understand the basis of synaptic transmission. The recognition of Cajal's 'neuron ...

Groundbreaking research into the structure and function of the nervous system by Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852/1934) marked a pivotal turning point in neuroscience and earned the recognition as the ...

Self-control—or the ability to manage one's impulses, emotions, and behaviors to achieve long-term goals—is what separates humans from the rest of the animal kingdom. Self-control is primarily rooted ...