Scientists have developed a powerful new method for selectively and reversibly breaking connections between brain cells—a ...

can function like a biological neuron and synapse when operated in a specific, unconventional way. Led by Associate Professor Mario Lanza from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering ...

Powerful chemical biological techniques have now been developed to decipher the dynamic stability of the synapses and to further interrogate the complex properties of neuronal circuits.

To date, pharmacological treatments and neural implants show promise in generating new synaptic connections; however, neither offers control over where synapses are established. Because a circuit’s ...

We specifically focus on the role of microglia and astrocytes in reorganization of synapses and neural circuits. We aim to reveal the underlying mechanisms by which the brain adapts to its environment ...

Synaptic transmission is the biological process by which a neuron communicates with a target cell across a synapse ... protein that enables neural circuits to be monosynaptically traced in ...

When a neuron “fires,” it sends an electrochemical ... and the junctions at which these structures connect are called synapses. We also know that not all neural connections are equal.

The brain’s remarkable ability to learn and adapt is rooted in its capacity to modify the connections within its neural circuits—synaptic plasticity—in which specific synapses are altered to ...