Generations of studying the root cause of schizophrenia have largely converged around a single theory: the “dopamine hypothesis,” which postulates that a combination of genetic susceptibility, ...

Autoreceptors have an important role in neuronal homeostasis by regulating presynaptic functions in a feedback-inhibitory manner. There are three manifestations of autoreceptor function, reflecting ...

The caudate nucleus (green) is a subcortical brain region located in the striatum. The striatum is one of several neural structures that make up the basal ganglia (colored regions) located below the ...

A new study uncovers a possible mechanism, involving gap junctions and AMPA autoreceptors, to promote near-synchronous activity in mitral cells of the mammalian olfactory bulb. Within the nervous ...