New Advances in Synaptic Transmission
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Neurobiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 302
Special Issue Editor
Interests: retina; ribbon synapses; synaptic ribbon; active zone; synaptic signaling in photoreceptor ribbon synapses
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The incredible performance of the healthy human brain is attributable to ~86 billion nerve cells that are connected by several hundred trillion chemical synapses. Synapses establish functional networks between neurons, which guide human behavior. Neuronal networks connect distinct subsets of neurons via adhesion proteins that link pre- and postsynaptic compartments. Synapse-driven neuronal networks are influenced by synaptic activity and enable learning and experience-based behavior. Dysfunctions of synaptic communication and neuronal networks lead to neurological and/or psychiatric disease. The present Special Issue invites the submission of studies addressing novel aspects of synaptic transmission. These include investigations on pre- and postsynaptic signaling events, synaptic adhesion, and synaptic plasticity, as well as the modulation of neuronal networks by synaptic activity. Novel insights on the impact of glia cells on synaptic transmission are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Frank Schmitz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synapses
- synaptic transmission
- synaptic activity
- neurological disease
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