A new study reports a protein made by astrocytes plays a critical role in brain plasticity by assisting with neural maturation and flexibility.
A new study reveals a mechanistic link between zinc levels in fetal development, genes and abnormal neural connections associated with autism.
Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs to specific neurons throughout the brain.
Using optogenetics to inhibit the JNK protein prevented synapses from shrinking in response to stress.
A new study provides new insight into the molecular mechanisms that enable synaptic transmission critical for cognition.
A new study has identified rare genetic variation in the Thorase protein that causes the breakdown of receptors at the connections between neurons in the brain. The anti-epilepsy drug perampanel can help reverse anti-social behaviors linked to schizophrenia that are associated with this genetic variation.
The strength of a memory depends upon the number of receptors in a synapse, researchers report.
Motor learning induces widespread cortical synaptic potentiation by increasing the trafficking of AMPAR into dendritic spines.
