A new Frontiers Editorial argues that synaptic plasticity follows a diverse repertoire of learning rules across synapses, ...

Every thought, memory, and feeling we experience depends on trillions of tiny connection points in the brain called synapses. These are the junctions where one neuron passes signals to another, ...

Picture every synapse in your brain as a phone line. About 70% of them are live, carrying signals right now. But according to research from MIT, the remaining 30% are installed, wired, and ready to ...

A Chinese research team has revealed how brain neurons support flexible decision-making. According to a study recently published in Science, rule-related information and sensory information are ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the neurological problems experienced by people with a rare form of muscular dystrophy ...

A new mouse tool reveals that CD51-positive astrocytes are a functionally distinct subpopulation that promotes cortical ...

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that affects a significant proportion of older people worldwide. Synapses are points of communication between neural cells that ...

During fetal development, the human brain generates an excess of neurons, most of which are eliminated shortly before and ...

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...