Every thought, memory, and feeling we experience depends on trillions of tiny connection points in the brain called synapses. These are the junctions where one neuron passes signals to another, ...

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

Researchers discover that the protein Adgrl2 uses alternative splicing to switch between building brain synapses and sealing ...

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. These ...

Striking electron microscope pictures from inside the brains of mice suggest what happens in our own brain every day: Our synapses - the junctions between nerve cells - grow strong and large during ...

Scientists used a tool called SynTrogo to edit brain circuits in mice, showing that trimming select synapses can make ...

The microscopic image shows a nerve cell and a magnified view of the investigated synapses. Calcium was released at these sites using a UV flash, which triggered the release of the neurotransmitter.

Neurons don’t just fire randomly—they have their own language, shaped by structure, chemistry, and timing. From dendrites to synapses, each part plays a role in how we think, feel, and remember. New ...

The international journal ‘Science’ featured an image on its July 17th cover showing the changing synapses in a mouse's brain as it ages. A synapse is the junction where the axon terminal of one ...