Neural plasticity is the ability of the brain to change based on experience, environment, and memory. When a child is ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature reveals how a specific stress hormone helps the brain lock in its neural connections during early development. The research provides evidence that ...

Psilocin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, promotes the rapid growth of neural connections in laboratory settings at a ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known ...

Visualizing neural connections in 3D with a new microscopy technique by C. Huygelen, Leiden University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes The GIST ...

A night without sleep produced increased markers of connections between brain cells, showing that sleep in humans may be important for restoring cellular balance in the brain, according to a study ...

A new discovery by neuroscientists at Brown University's Carney Institute for Brain Science challenges long-held beliefs in neurobiology about how neurons extend axons to reach their targets.

The approach could expand understanding not only of the layout of elaborate networks in the brain, but also how the brain functions, what happens when there is dysfunction and how neurodegenerative ...

Google and Janelia Research Campus released a complete fruit fly brain connectome. The open-source dataset maps over 125 million synaptic connections.

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...

A detail of a figure from the paper shows synapses formed between a neuron (above) and muscle (below) a narrow cleft. The distinct T-bar shape indicates an active zone. In the upper image, the synapse ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are coming ever closer to uncovering the neural circuitry that translates stimulus to action, shining light on previously unseen neural connections and lesser-known ...