A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR Sant Pau), has achieved what for decades had been an elusive goal: ...

Synapses are junctions via which neurons communicate with each other or with other types of cells. Synapses are formed throughout the course of a person's life, yet their strength and numbers change ...

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

A sweeping review reveals how dormant silent synapses are activated through coordinated molecular machinery, and how their ...

Your brain is carrying more spare wiring than anyone suspected. In a study that upended a long-standing assumption in neuroscience, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that ...

A researcher has developed a new model that provides a holistic view on how our brain manages to learn quickly and forms stable, long-lasting memories. Their study sheds light on the crucial role of ...

Scientists at Yale and the University of Connecticut have taken a major step in understanding how animal brains make decisions, revealing a crucial role for electrical synapses in "filtering" sensory ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. Silent synapses represent one of neuroscience's most fascinating discoveries—connections between neurons that lie dormant until activated by specific triggers. These ...

Professor Rick Sando has won a 2024 New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health to advance his work in synapse transmissions. (Vanderbilt University) In the bustling labs of Vanderbilt ...

Scientists have taken a major step in understanding how animal brains make decisions, revealing a crucial role for electrical synapses in 'filtering' sensory information. The new research demonstrates ...