With three million people worldwide (three hundred thousand people in the United States alone) experiencing sudden cardiac arrest per year, it is one of the most common causes of death in developed countries. Ventricular ...
In the recent decades, super resolution microscopy substantially contributed to the investigation of subcellular structures. A prominent example is the molecular organization of the synapse which is known to be vital for ...
Information transfer in the human brain is enabled by neurotransmitters - messenger
molecules that diffuse between cells. Static concentration measurements are useful to identify
molecules involved in neurotransmission, ...
Deletion of the most abundant protein of CNS myelin, proteolipid protein (PLP) causes type 2 spastic paraplegia (SPG2) in humans, which is characterized by axonal degeneration. The assumption that the primary cause of SPG2 ...
Learning and memory is a prerequisite for the survival and the appropriate adaptation of behavioral responses in an ever-changing environment. Memories are formed, stored, and retrieved in the brains of animals. The formation ...