Academic Journal
Q4Synapse
About Synapse
Synapse is a scholarly journal published by Wiley-Liss Inc.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q4, with an SJR of 0.562 and H-index of 119.
Coverage: 1987-2026. Research categories: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (Q4).
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Topics in published research
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research; Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior; Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling; Memory and Neural Mechanisms; Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology; Ion channel regulation and function.
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3,570.00 USD; 3,000.00 EUR; 2,380.00 GBP
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Neuromodulatory Gating of Synaptic Plasticity: Mechanisms, Motivation, and Clinical Dysfunction Across Scales
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Yunyang Liu, Guangning Zhang, Yanfei Jiang
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70058GABA A Receptor Trafficking Disruption in Epilepsy: From Assembly to Synaptic Dysfunction
Tahere Mohammadpour, Reza Mohammadzadeh
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70060Sex and Chronic Stress Alter the Distribution of Corticotropin‐Releasing Factor Receptor in Rat Hippocampus Following Oxycodone Conditioned Place Preference
Dana N. Silberstein, Zoha Baig, Batsheva Rubin, Fangmin Yu et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70057Intra‐Accumbal Infusions of an α 2 ‐Adrenoceptor Agonist and an α 2 ‐Adrenoceptor Antagonist Respectively Inhibit and Enhance Acetylcholine but Not Dopamine Efflux in the Nucleus Accumbens of Freely Moving Rats
Kazuki Arai, Hiroki Kawashima, Yuri Aono, Yasuhiro Kosuge et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70054Modeling of the Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission and its Modulation by Adenosine and Caffeine
Mikhail Britch
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70055Issue Information
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70056Increased Binding of [ 18 F]Nifene, a PET Imaging Probe for α4β2* Nicotinic Acetylcholinergic Receptors in Hippocampus–Subiculum of Postmortem Human Parkinson's Disease Brain
Jogeshwar Mukherjee, Fariha Karim, Allyson Ngo, Christopher Liang et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70053LncRNA MIAT Protects Against Sevoflurane‐Induced Cognitive Dysfunction in Neonatal Rats via the miR‐15b‐5p/Ccnd1 Axis
Xuewen Lu, Xinyi He, Zhenbin Zhan, Hai Chen et al.
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70050Issue Information
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70052A Survey of Automatic Sleep Staging: Technical Route, Technical Challenges, and Future Perspectives
Pan Xiuli, Luo Xuru, Zhang Shuo, Zheng Yiqing et al.
2026-07 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70051Structural Architecture and Evolutionary Conservation of Cerebellin‐Mediated Trans‐Synaptic Signaling
Panfeng Zhao, Jian Yang, Jie Yang, Jinfeng Du et al.
2026-05 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70045Correction to “Time of Day Does Not Impact Spinal Serotonin Levels in Humans”
2026-05 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70049Effect of Healthy Aging on the Cytoarchitecture of Layer V Pyramidal Neurons in the Motor Cortex of Rats: A Golgi Study
David González‐Tapia, Nallely Vázquez‐Hernández, Ignacio González‐Burgos
2026-05 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70047Ketamine Responsiveness of Mice Exhibiting Anorexia‐Like Behavior Correlates With Synaptic AMPA Receptor Distribution
Bridget Xu, Cassandra Carrasco, Yi‐Wen Chen, Chiye Aoki et al.
2026-05 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70046Issue Information
2026-05 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70048Measurement of Tau Protein and Aβ Amyloid Plaques in Postmortem Human Brains of Down Syndrome and Alzheimer's Disease by Using [ 125 I]IPPI and [ 125 I]IBETA Autoradiography
Agnes P. Biju, Fariha Karim, Deanna M. Schafer, Stephanie A. Sison et al.
2026-03 · DOI: 10.1002/syn.70044Reviews
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