A new study reveals how electrical synapses help animals, including worms, filter sensory inputs and make context-appropriate ...

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 ...

Synaptic configurations play a key role in how the nervous system processes sensory information to generate behavioral ...

The composition of nodes that effectively transmit sinusoidal waves in a model network resembling C. elegans' electrical synapses network changes according to the waves' wavenumber.

Specific brain cells known as layer 5 pyramidal neurons play a vital role in how our brains process information. Research by the team of Prof. Joris de Wit (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues highlights ...

Specific brain cells known as layer 5 pyramidal neurons play a vital role in how our brains process information. Research by ...

Layer 5 pyramidal neurons, crucial for brain information processing, vary significantly in their synaptic protein composition based on neuron type.

An individual's nerve cells produce a special chemical called serotonin. It is responsible for sending signals from one nerve ...

Ancient Rome’s relentless lead pollution may have dimmed the intellect of its citizens, leaving a toxic legacy that survives ...