Using optogenetics to inhibit the JNK protein prevented synapses from shrinking in response to stress.
Motor learning induces widespread cortical synaptic potentiation by increasing the trafficking of AMPAR into dendritic spines.
A new study reveals a mechanistic link between zinc levels in fetal development, genes and abnormal neural connections associated with autism.
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 provides new insight into the molecular mechanisms that enable synaptic transmission critical for cognition.
The strength of a memory depends upon the number of receptors in a synapse, researchers report.
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.
Researchers have developed a new method to deliver drugs to specific neurons throughout the brain.
