Almeida Lab
Center for Discovery Brain Sciences
University of Edinburgh
Despite the attention devoted to synapses, neurons can also release neurotransmitters away from presynaptic terminals, such as along axonal hotspots. Non-synaptic neurotransmitter release is implicated in the function of many neural circuits, but we have a poor understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms and of how it impacts the nervous system. The Almeida Lab uses the zebrafish model organism to study...
Axonal mechanisms
Axonal mechanisms
How do axons release neurotransmitters?
Cellular Responses
Cellular Responses
Which cells respond and how?
Axon-myelin interactions
Axon-myelin interactions
How does axonal release regulate myelination?
SNAREopathies
SNAREopathies
How does non-synaptic transmission contribute to neurological conditions?