In visual working memory, the brain immediately transfers the memory of object shifts by re-encoding the memory among neurons in the opposite brain hemisphere.
The Alzheimer's risk gene ApoE4 hampers the process of endocytosis in astrocytes.
Just one protein situated on the synapse can profoundly alter how some neurons communicate and implement plasticity.
Findings support modern thought that neural networks store information by making short-term alterations to the synapses. The study sheds new light on short-term synaptic plasticity in recent memory storage.
Researchers have developed a new method that vastly improves the imaging of the structures of neural connections using standard confocal microscopes.
Rhythmic bursts of activity in the prefrontal cortex reduce variability as an animal focuses on a task.
Propofol, the commonly used anesthetic, alters and controls the dynamics of the brain's rhythms. The findings can help doctors better monitor patients under anesthesia with the aid of EEG.
While some types of excitatory neurons respond to images and represent them in the visual cortex, the activity of two types of inhibitory interneurons combine in a circuit to reinforce visual stability and reliability.
SCOUT is a newly developed pipeline for clearing, labeling, 3D imaging, and analyzing cerebral organoids.
A dynamic interplay of different brainwave frequencies, not dedicated networks, governs how the brain acts to a novel surprise and downplays predictable stimuli.
Study provides new insight into how brain waves control the flow of information through the cortex.
Brain mapping study reveals memory engrams are widely distributed throughout the brain, including among regions not previously realized.
