Excitatory synapses are located in confined chemical ... and because its target glutamate receptors in the postsynaptic neuron are heavily enriched in specialized membrane structures that are ...

2). However, agrin itself is not necessary for the formation of neuron–neuron synapses. This has led to an intensive search for trans-neuronal inducers. Among the candidates are cadherins ...

Neurons can also be categorized by their basic structure. Unipolar neurons have one nerve process that ... Multipolar neurons have a single axon and multiple dendrites. They are the most common neuron ...

Each neuron receives signals from both excitatory and inhibitory synapses. The interconnections ... neurons’ patterns of activation. Changes in structure and function take place at the level ...

Synapses are the connection points where neurons establish contact with each other to transmit information. For this ...