Brain ion channels have molecular memory, changing shape after repeated signals, affecting neurotransmitter release.

Researchers have identified a remarkably small but critical piece of genetic code that helps determine how brain cells connect, communicate, and function. The discovery not only deepens our ...

It now appears that neural nets may be the next frontier in the advance of computing technology as a whole. But what are ...

A single astrocyte can connect to millions of nearby synapses, forming three-part connections (astrocyte process, presynaptic neuron, postsynaptic neuron ... they are present in virtually every major ...

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, ...

How do we think, feel, remember, or move? These processes involve synaptic transmission, in which chemical signals are ...

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement—they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. This is the conclusion of a new study by researchers at the University of ...

The connections between brain cells have been mapped with unprecedented molecular resolution using a new light-microscopy ...

New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

Cerebellar mf-GoC synapses show anti-symmetric STDP, driven by action potential timing, NMDA receptor activation, and Ca²⁺ dynamics, with inhibitory input capable of reversing the plasticity rules.