Because synapses are responsible for passing information between neurons, these connections are vital for communication within and outside the brain. Therefore, understanding how they form, function, ...

Researchers have shown how RNA-binding proteins modulate synaptic responses that mediate the transmission of nerve cell impulses. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researchers have shown ...

Several neuropsychiatric disorders are characterized by too many or too few synapses in key brain circuits. Now, a new machine learning algorithm should help advance studies of these diseases by ...

Synapses are bulbous structures where two neurons communicate. Neurotransmitter molecules released from the presynaptic terminal of one neuron diffuse to the postsynaptic terminal on the other, ...

A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and releases its chemical messengers into the synaptic cleft—making them ...

Synapses, the junctions that serve as specialized contacts between nerve cells, are the brain's fundamental information processing units. A loss of coordinated activity at the synapse lies at the root ...

The ability to regrow lost synapses can be life changing; for Derek Small, cofounder and CEO of the start-up Syndeio Biosciences, it holds personal relevance. Around a decade ago, Small watched his ...

Researchers have been trying to build artificial synapses for years in the hope of getting close to the unrivaled computational performance of the human brain. A new approach has now managed to design ...

New research from Colorado State University into the ways neurons regulate chemical balance in the brain could provide valuable insights toward developing therapies for disorders such as epilepsy.

His work blended biology and the methods of theoretical physics to explain neural networks. Famed Neuroscientist Charles Stevens Dies at 88 Famed Neuroscientist Charles Stevens Dies at 88 His work ...

Fruit flies are excellent research models, in part because it is so easy and inexpensive to raise them, and also because they are so well characterized. The DNA of these insects is estimated to be ...