Neural Signaling and Synaptic Transmission
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2020) | Viewed by 7163
Special Issue Editor
Interests: translational medicine; drug discovery; public health; neural signaling and synaptic transmission in the central nervous system; functional organization of the olfactory and limbic system; cellular and network mechanisms of brain function and dysfunction studied with electrophysiological, optical, anatomical, and pharmacological methods
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will publish contributions about innovative experimental approaches and novel findings in the field of Neural Signaling and Synaptic Transmission. Reviews providing a fresh perspective on the existing literature are also welcome. Neural signaling and synaptic transmission is an overriding theme of brain research in order to understand the nervous system in its function and dysfunction. For the past several decades, researchers have attempted and succeeded in deciphering molecular and cellular synaptic changes that are the basis for behavior and brain disease. However, even though our understanding of synaptic transmission and plasticity has grown tremendously, pivotal questions regarding neural signaling and plasticity remain. Technical advances in neuroscience research are a major catalyst for progress in Neural Signaling and Synaptic Transmission. Among these advances are genetic, optical, and optogenetic methods that allow researchers to manipulate single cells or neural circuits with subcellular precision, at microsecond timescales or through longitudinal electrophysiological and optical recordings. New experimental and conceptual approaches will pave the way to a more complete understanding of the functional consequences of Neural Signaling and Synaptic Transmission and its implications for health and disease. This Special Issue will provide insights into a range of issues related to Neural Signaling and Synaptic Transmission and will capture the exciting developments in the field. This Special Issue will contribute to our understanding of Neural Signaling and Synaptic Transmission ranging from molecular, biochemical, and cellular mechanisms to circuit, systems, and behavioral phenomena and will inform the reader about their clinical relevance.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Heinbockel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Neural signaling
- Neural circuit
- Synapse
- Synaptic transmission
- Synaptic plasticity
- Optogenetics
- Electrophysiology
- Optical recording
- Brain disease
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