FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 26, 2020·4 min readUnlocking the Mysteries of the BrainResearchers have made an important discovery about the mechanisms behind learning and memory. Depending on the number of synapses, and their proximity, information is processed and stored differently.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2019·6 min readQuick thinking? It’s all down to timingA pairing of presynaptic and postsynaptic activity in a population of hippocampal neurons can reduce the required number of synaptic plasticity evoking events. When spikes occur within ten milliseconds of each other, synapses strengthen for up to four hours.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·January 10, 2017·3 min readScrapping Excessive Neural Connections Helps Build New ConnectionsFindings could help in the development of new prevention options and treatments for drug addiction, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 12, 2016·4 min readHow Cannabis Influences Formation of Neural CircuitsA new study reports cannabis can prune synapses and destroy some neural circuits.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 20, 2016·4 min readArtificial Synapses Rivals Biological Ones in Energy ConsumptionA newly developed artificial synapse could have implications for use in AI computing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 13, 2016·4 min readNew Learning Rule For Pattern CompletionResearchers have discovered a new learning rule for a specific type of excitatory synaptic connection in the hippocampus.Read More
