How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are transmitted between nerve cells using molecular containers called vesicles. Now, ...

A new study challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites -- not a shared site -- to achieve different types of plasticity.

Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a ...

The quantal composition of evoked synaptic currents has been inferred from multiple, equally spaced modes in amplitude histograms for some brain synapses in slices or in culture ...

As artificial intelligence and smart devices continue to evolve, machine vision is taking an increasingly pivotal role as a ...

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits.

Researchers identify a biomarker for neural progenitor cells and use it to monitor these cells in the live brain. Though it may sometimes seem unlikely that the human brain can generate new ...