New research reveals how synaptic connections in the cerebral cortex can strengthen during sleep, offering insight into how ...

In the cerebral cortex, numerous neurons exchange information through junctions known as synapses. The strength of each ...

Despite Sam Altman’s claims that we’ve crossed the AI “event horizon,” the reality is that today’s models remain far behind ...

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

For the first time, scientists using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors ...

This is a valuable and rigorous study that addresses the question of what determines the spatial organization of endocytic zones at synapses. The authors use compelling approaches, in both Drosophila ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play ...

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

One of my favorite movie scenes is a short bit in the 1958 film “Auntie Mame” when Mame Dennis, played by Rosalind Russell, ...

NEW YORK — This was Thursday in the Bronx, just as the mid-day crowd was settling into their seats. Starting pitcher Carlos ...