FeaturedNeuroscience·May 19, 2021·5 min readNew Study Identifies Plasticity Disparities Between Patients With Brain MalformationPatients with Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis (CCD), a genetic condition marked by incomplete development of the connecting structures between the brain hemispheres, have distinct reconfiguration of their neural connections, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 16, 2021·3 min readNeural Plasticity Depends On This Long Noncoding RNA’s Journey From Nucleus to SynapseStudy sheds new light on the role noncoded RNAs play at the synapse.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 8, 2021·5 min readPathway That Transitions Brain From Plasticity to Stability DiscoveredAstrocytes help transition the brain from a highly plastic state to one that is more stable.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 30, 2021·3 min readVitamins for Your NeuronsAll-trans retinoic acid, a vitamin A derivative, induces synaptic plasticity in human cortical neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 15, 2021·5 min readHow the Brain Learns From Subconscious StimuliWhen the ventral tegmental area was stimulated, monkeys were better able to identify details associated with subconscious visual stimuli they were exposed to.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 8, 2021·4 min readWatching the Brain LearnIn older mice, adult neurons in the primary visual cortex with an increased number of "silent synapses" and lacking PSD-95, showed the same structural changes only seen previously in younger animals.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·February 17, 2021·6 min readHow Some Neurons Compensate for Death of Their NeighborsSome neurons have the ability to detect and compensate for neighboring neurons, while others do not. The findings shed new light on synaptic plasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 10, 2021·3 min readAdult Neurogenesis May Hold Clues for More Effective Treatment of AlcoholismA new series of studies review the roles neuroplasticity and neurogenesis play in alcohol addiction and recovery.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 9, 2021·4 min readNew “Molecular” Tool Helps Shed Light on Individual Synapses in Brain CellsA newly developed light-activated protein allows researchers to study single synapses of a neuron.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 30, 2021·2 min readTurning on the Switch for Plasticity in the Human BrainGlutamate is first released near the AMPA-type glutamate receptors, then released near the NMDA-type receptors immediately after the first signal to activate the switch for synaptic plasticity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 26, 2021·4 min readHighly Specific Synaptic Plasticity in AddictionEnzyme activity outside of specific cell types contribute to synaptic plasticity associated with addiction behaviors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·December 28, 2020·4 min readAstrocytes Eat Connections to Maintain Plasticity in Adult BrainsAstrocytes, not microglia, are responsible for constantly eliminating unnecessary and excessive adult synaptic connections in response to brain activity.Read More
