Their findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, validate the hypothesis that the equivalent tuning of excitatory and ...

To do this, neurons in the brain communicate using electrical and chemical signals. Some of these signals are excitatory, meaning they increase the activity of the neurons that receive the signal.

The scientists observe that increased inhibitory signals cause this transition. While excitatory and inhibitory signals shape the early developing brain, the inhibitory signals appear later than ...

Infections, chemicals, stress—these environmental factors influence the risk of developing psychiatric or neurological ...

Cation-chloride cotransporters (CCCs) play a crucial role in maintaining the balance of excitatory and inhibitory signals in the brain, which is essential for proper central nervous system (CNS ...

When we think about how the brain works—or how to fix it—we tend to think of neurotransmitters such as serotonin or dopamine. But the brain is an electric organ, its currency the impulses that fly ...

A neuroanatomical minimal network model was revisited to elucidate the mechanism of salt concentration memory-dependent chemotaxis observed in Caenorhabditis elegans. C. elegans memorizes the salt ...

Beyond metabolism, other factors can also impact how alcohol affects coordination and drinking behavior. Alcohol suppresses excitatory signals while enhancing gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the main ...