• Brain (Anatomical Structure)
• Neuroscience (Field Of Study)
• X-ray Laser
• LCLS
• SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Department)
• Stanford University (Colle...

Scientists have for the first time determined, at atomic-scale resolution, the 3-D structure of a protein complex that provides the ultrafast trigger for chemicals messages sent between nerve cells in our brains. The discovery, which provides a new understanding of the molecular machinery driving brain function, builds on decades of research at Stanford University, the Stanford School of Medicine and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory was made possible by SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, an ultrabright X-ray laser.

Read more: https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2015-08-17-scientists-discover-atomic-resolution-details-brain-signaling.aspx