Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Scientists have uncovered how a protein helps build and maintain vital brain connections, providing insights into the ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

The protein is linked to a type of muscular dystrophy Jennifer Jahncke, Ph.D. (left), a postdoctoral scholar working in the ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition that affects a significant proportion of older people ...

A new understanding of how tumours exploit our nervous system is leading to new ways to treat cancer using familiar drugs ...

The herb rosemary has been linked with memory—now researchers turned the compound against Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive ...

Scientists have mapped the molecular structure of glutamate receptors in the cerebellum for the first time using ...

When a neuron “fires,” it sends an electrochemical signal called an action ... Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via ...

New research shows that low-intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can restore key synaptic structures in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease.

The feat marks the first time an adult animal brain with a complex structure has been mapped neuron by neuron, synapse by synapse. The fruit fly, long a staple of neuroscience research, ...