Voltage-gated calcium channels couple depolarization of the cell-surface membrane to entry
of calcium, which triggers secretion, contraction, neurotransmission, gene expression, and …

The ability of the brain to store and process information relies on changing the strength of
connections between neurons. Synaptic facilitation is a form of short-term plasticity that …

Voltage-gated calcium (Ca2+) channels are key transducers of membrane potential
changes into intracellular Ca2+ transients that initiate many physiological events. There are …

▪ Abstract Synaptic transmission is a dynamic process. Postsynaptic responses wax and
wane as presynaptic activity evolves. This prominent characteristic of chemical synaptic …

We report the observation of neural processing that occurs within 265 milliseconds after
outcome stimuli that inform human participants about gains and losses in a gambling task. A …

▪ Abstract Voltage-gated Ca2+ channels mediate Ca2+ entry into cells in response to
membrane depolarization. Electrophysiological studies reveal different Ca2+ currents …

Different types of synapses are specialized to interpret spike trains in their own way by virtue
of the complement of short-term synaptic plasticity mechanisms they possess. Numerous …

Pain after nerve damage is an expression of pathological operation of the nervous system,,
one hallmark of which is tactile allodynia—pain hypersensitivity evoked by innocuous …

The intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca 2+]) has important roles in the triggering of
neurotransmitter release and the regulation of short-term plasticity (STP). Transmitter …

The molecular mechanisms that regulate basal or background entry of divalent cations into
mammalian cells are poorly understood. Here we describe the cloning and functional …