In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted ...

The progression of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood, but new research may have found how the plaques that cause it ...

Instant synapse visualization with our fluorescence probe. A diagram showing that the fluorescent probe can visualize AMPA receptors on synapses by sprinkling. There are few scientific methods more ...

Researchers have uncovered a shared brain cell breakdown mechanism behind Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, revealing how ...

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 ...

Increasing inner ear synapse density enhances auditory processing in young mice. The findings may pave the way for new treatments for hearing disorders. The corresponding study was published in PLOS ...

Striking electron microscope pictures from inside the brains of mice suggest what happens in our own brain every day: Our synapses - the junctions between nerve cells - grow strong and large during ...

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 ...