Researchers in optics and brain and cognitive science are investigating whether neurons can transmit light in a manner similar to fiber-optic communication channels. Neurons, specialized cells in the ...

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

As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right ...

How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend's house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo ...

Understanding and treating brain disorders such as tremor, imbalance, and speech impairments requires deep knowledge of the ...

Our brain's remarkable ability to form and store memories has long fascinated scientists, yet most of the microscopic mechanisms behind memory and learning processes remain a mystery.

Complex protein interactions at synapses are essential for memory formation in our brains, but the mechanisms behind these processes remain poorly understood. Now, researchers have developed a ...