* Examines the functional actions of the kainate-type glutamate receptors (KARs) * Provides new insights into how KARs inhibit the slow after-hyperpolarisation current * Gives insights into KAR interaction with intracellular binding partners This volume critically examines the functional actions of the kainate-type glutamate receptors (KARs). Following on from the larger body of work on the NMDA- and AMPA-type ionotropic glutamate receptors (GluRs), studies with KARs have consistently thrown up exceptions to general rules about synaptic modulation. Contributors herein provide an insight to...