Abstract:

In the brain, complex neural networks connect with each other over many orders of magnitude. Science's biggest problem is trying to figure out how this system affects how we see, remember, and act. Molecular biology, genetics, chemistry, physics, and engineering have all worked together to make brain study more advanced. Chemical communication between neurons, regulated by hundreds of neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, hormones, and other signalling molecules, is equally as vital but harder to understand than electrical excitation. Communication regulates motor control, learning, and behaviour. Researchers have used liquid chromatography, amperometry, and newly made light devices to study the chemical state of the brain. The writers look at functional fluorescence probes and devicebased analysis methods that help them understand how brain activity is based on neurochemical processes. Here, the methods for making probes and devices are based on the way the brain works.

Description:

Neurotransmitters; Neuromodulators; Amperometry; Probes;