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Commencing Transmission -- Groks Science Show 2015-08-12

by: Charles Lee and Frank Ling

Publication date: 2015-08-15

Usage: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Topics: brain, SNARE, neurotransmitters, synaptotagmin-1, SLAC, SSRL, synchrotron

The brain works by sending signals between cells through the rapid-fire release of neurotransmitters. For the first time, scientists using synchrotron radiation have observed the molecular complexes that facilitates the signaling. On this program, Axel Brunger discusses how the SNARE and synaptotagmin-1 proteins join to trigger communication between brain cells.