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Gene Sheds Light On Neurological Disorders Sunday, May 25, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Medicine   
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In our brains, where millions of signals move across a network of neurons like runners in a relay race, all the critical baton passes take place at synapses. These small gaps between nerve cell endings have to be just the right size for messages to transmit properly. Synapses that grow too large or too small are associated with motor and cognitive impairment, learning and memory difficulties, and other neurological disorders. (source: sciencedaily.com)
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