Silent synapses are dormant neural connections that hold untapped brain potential. Discover how ketamine, exercise, and other ...

Researchers have developed DELTA, a powerful new imaging method that maps brain-wide synaptic changes during learning.

Neurons communicate with each other by passing millisecond-long signals across tiny junctions called synapses. Experiences ...

The paper S. Holler et al., “Structure and function of a neocortical synapse,” Nature, doi:10.1038/s41586-020-03134-2, 2021. Brain cells use a language of ...

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.