The functioning of the brain relies on the establishment of very precise connections between neurons: synapses. A recent study, published in Nature Neuroscience, reveals that the formation ...

Silent synapses are dormant neural connections that hold untapped brain potential. Discover how ketamine, exercise, and other ...

Researchers have developed DELTA, a powerful new imaging method that maps brain-wide synaptic changes during learning.

Neurons communicate with each other by passing millisecond-long signals across tiny junctions called synapses. Experiences ...

I used to show a diagram much like this back in the 1960s, except that in place of “synapses” I had “brain”. The point, then as now, was to show that all influences on adult personality ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...

For a snapshot of how neuroscience research is entering popular culture, visit the Amazon.com web commerce site. Currently, Amazon's top-selling classical CD is Music for the Mozart Effect Vol 1 ...

This destructive act is important for the developing brain. The microglia prune away weak or unwanted connections, allowing more productive ones to become stronger. Without this “synaptic pruning,” a ...

The paper S. Holler et al., “Structure and function of a neocortical synapse,” Nature, doi:10.1038/s41586-020-03134-2, 2021. Brain cells use a language of ...