Modifications of the intrinsic currents in neuronal circuits are more likely to result in loss of function than changes in synaptic strength.

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Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal ...

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Researchers mapped 84,000 neurons in a mouse brain after it watched video clips. The 3D map links structure and activity.

Researchers mapped 84,000 neurons in a mouse brain after it watched video clips. The 3D map links structure and activity.

The brain really is an incredible organ, and neurons are the vital link between, well, everything. The brain is anything but ...

How we think, feel, see, talk and move are due to neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain – how they’re activated and send messages to each other. Scientists have long known those signals move from one ...