Sentences with phrase «synaptic gap»

These pass signals across minute spaces called synaptic gaps.

The researchers gauged serotonergic neurotransmission by measuring its response to citalopram, a drug that stalls serotonin molecules in the synaptic gap (as measured by the hormone prolactin's response to citalopram.

He discovered the synaptic gap between neurons and identified a cell type, later called Golgi cells, that connects many neurons together.

Nerve cells communicate across the synaptic gap by releasing pulses of chemicals, and Cirrito's team found that these neurotransmitter spurts were accompanied by releases of amyloid - beta from the same area.

When you are happy you release the happy hormone SEROTONIN, serotonin makes connections, it helps the brain cells to conduct messages across the synaptic gap.