Communication between nerve cells is what makes our brains work. Several new studies offer us a close-up view of the chemical signals controlling these cellular conversations.
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Matthews, G. Vesicle fiesta at the synapse. Nature 406, 835–836 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35022674
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