Neuroscientists have identified the physical locations where memories are stored in the brain. But would that enable us to ...

Electrophysiological recordings show a functional spectrum even within a single class of synapse, with individual synapses ranging widely in fundamental properties, including release probability ...

While scientists have observed general trends, there is considerable variation between individuals ... with other neurons. The process of forming these connections, or synapses, is called ...

To travel from the axon of one neuron to the dendrite of another neuron, a signal must cross the gap between neurons (the synapse), where it is translated from an electrical signal to a chemical ...

Scientists had a rare opportunity to study living brain tissue — and cracked a giant mystery about sleep health ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital traced connectivity between neurons to identify how the brain ...

In addition to learning more about the strength of the connections between neurons, or synapses, they also broke down the cellular mechanisms behind how synapses perform these basic functions.

Notably, this coupling crumbles with age in mice. Restoring it not only bolstered neuronal energy reserves, but also strengthened synaptic signaling and counteracted memory loss in old animals.

The study helps in understanding about the nervous system's physical landscape and how the brain communicates with the spine.