This study presents SynaptoGen, a differentiable extension of connectome models that links gene expression, protein-protein interaction probabilities, synaptic multiplicity, and synaptic weights, and ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

For decades, depression treatment has focused almost entirely on the brain, with drugs designed to tweak neurotransmitters ...

A single microscopic change in our DNA can permanently alter how the brain is built, locking in developmental problems that ...

UNIST researchers from South Korea have developed the fully biodegradable artificial synapse made entirely from materials ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers have detailed the synaptic vesicle fusion process, which is crucial for effective ...

New research from Colorado State University into the ways neurons regulate chemical balance in the brain could provide ...

A team of Berlin-based researchers led by Jana Kroll and Christian Rosenmund has captured the fleeting moment a nerve cell ...

The study presents convincing quantitative evidence, supported by appropriate negative controls, for the presence of low-abundance glycine receptors (GlyRs) within inhibitory synapses in telencephalic ...