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"Signalling at nerve cell synapses - a key determinant of all aspects of brain function - depends on the function of hundreds of synaptic proteins and their interactions. Numerous recent studies showed that a wide range of neurological and psychiatric diseases are 'synaptopathies' whose onset and progression are due to mutations of synaptic proteins and subsequent synaptic dysfunctions. EUROSPIN w ...

"Major depression is a potentially life-threatening illness affecting 10-15% of the population and causing an enormous economic burden (Euros 120 billions/year in Europe), also due to incomplete efficacy of antidepressants. The most relevant cause of this is the poor knowledge of the neural basis for mood regulation that has to be attributed, among other factors, to the limited information gathere ...