A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

For decades, depression treatment has focused almost entirely on the brain, with drugs designed to tweak neurotransmitters ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that no amount of later effort can fully undo. Researchers are now tracing how ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers have detailed the synaptic vesicle fusion process, which is crucial for effective ...

New research from Colorado State University into the ways neurons regulate chemical balance in the brain could provide ...

A team of Berlin-based researchers led by Jana Kroll and Christian Rosenmund has captured the fleeting moment a nerve cell releases its ...

Every movement you make and every memory you form depends on precise communication between neurons. When that communication ...

The study presents convincing quantitative evidence, supported by appropriate negative controls, for the presence of low-abundance glycine receptors (GlyRs) within inhibitory synapses in telencephalic ...