T he plasticity of neuronal synapses—that is, the dynamic relationship between two neurons in the brain as one sends signals to another—ultimately underlies cognition, learning, and memory. The ...

This explainer outlines how neurons and glial cells coordinate electrical and chemical signals to form complex brain networks ...

Advt Such modifications are orchestrated across trillions of synapses -- the connections between individual ... the new images revealed that neurons don't follow one set of rules during episodes ...

As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right ...

This image shows the complete fruit fly connectome: all 139,255 brain cells in the brain of an adult fruit fly. Activity within these neurons drives an entire organism, from sensory perception to ...

The neurons treated with apigenin (right) show more formation of synapses (red) than the neurons that were not treated. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...