Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date ...

Researchers studied the brain of a mouse while watching The Matrix and the results have been deemed awe-inspiring.

These mysterious structures have revolutionized our understanding of brain plasticity and development while opening new therapeutic avenues for various neuropsychiatric conditions. Silent synapse ...

A team of physicists from Utrecht University in the Netherlands and Sogang University in South Korea have built an artificial synapse, the biological foundation of the human brain's ability to ...

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 ...

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 ...