FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2018·5 min readRecycling at the Synapse RevealedA new study sheds light on the process of vesicle recyclingRead More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 26, 2018·3 min readCaptured on Film For the First Time: Microglia Nibbling on SynapsesA new electronic microscopy study has captured microglia perform their role in synaptic pruning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 15, 2018·3 min readIlluminating Mechanism at Play in LearningResearchers report molecular networks on both sides of a synapse are important for controlling learning.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 15, 2018·3 min readBreakthrough Discovery in NeurotransmissionResearchers discover the FABP5 protein is key to how endocannibinoids travel from neurons to receptors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 14, 2018·4 min readMaking New Memories is a Balancing ActAccording to researchers, some synapses get smaller as we learn new information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 28, 2018·3 min readReceptors Key to Strong MemoriesThe strength of a memory depends upon the number of receptors in a synapse, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 19, 2018·4 min readCalcium May Play a Role in the Development of Parkinson’sA new Nature Communications study reveals increased calcium levels in brain cells may play a significant role in the development of Parkinson's disease.Read More
AutismFeaturedGenetics·February 16, 2018·5 min readLab Grown Human Cerebellar Cells Yield Clues to AutismResearchers have derived purkinje cells from patients with TSC, a genetic syndrome that includes some ASD-like symptoms. The cells, researchers say, have several characteristics that could help explain how ASD develops at the molecular level.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 8, 2018·5 min readThe Molecular Mechanisms Behind Memory FormationResearchers have identified a cellular pathway that encodes memories by strengthening specific neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 6, 2018·3 min readWorm Uploaded to a Computer and Trained to Balance a PoleResearchers have translated the neural system of a nematode worm into computer code. The study reports the researchers have trained the virtual worm to perform an array of amazing balancing acts.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 17, 2018·3 min readNeuron Loss Very Limited in Alzheimer’sA new study challenges conventional belief about Alzheimer's, finding very minor neuronal and synaptic loss in patients at various stages of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 14, 2018·5 min readNew Technology Will Create Brain Wiring DiagramsResearchers have developed a new technique that maps the neural connections of entire insect brains.Read More
