From Neurons to Synapses: How Does the Nervous System Work?

Medicine & Technology Jun 19, 2023

The nervous system serves as the body's command center, relaying signals to various body parts. Read to learn more.

Nanowire Networks Mirror How the Human Brain Learns and Remembers, Study Says

Apr 23, 2023

Upon testing the capabilities of nanowire networks, scientists have discovered that these networks can "remember." Read to learn more.

Silent Synapses Abound in Adult Brain, Study Says

Jan 25, 2023

Surprisingly, 30% of synapses within the brain cortex of adult mice were found to be silent synapses. Read to know more.

Analog Deep Learning, New AI Branch Could Be Employed for More Efficient Self-Driving Cars, Fraud Detection, Medical Image Analysis

Aug 01, 2022

An MIT research team developed a new AI branch that could be used for self-driving cars, fraud detection, and medical image analysis. Read to know more about it.

Physical Exercise Can Help Adults Fight Dementia-Related Conditions, Study Says

Jan 25, 2022

Older adults could maintain their brain and cognition healthy by physical exercise because it keeps the integrity of synapses intact, according to a new study.

How Are Memories Stored? Tailor-Made Microscope Shows How Brain Cells Create New Synapses in Groundbreaking Study

Jan 14, 2022

Researchers recorded how brain cells of a zebrafish light up when storing memories in which findings can help develop new treatments for PTSD and neurodegenerative disorders.

Human Brain Consumes 20% of Your Energy to Keep Your Body Running, Here's Why

Dec 10, 2021

According to researchers the reason why the brain uses so much energy is due to energy leaking from synapses.

Experts Analyzed How Nerve Cells in the Human Brain Communicate at Sites Called Synapses

Oct 20, 2021

A new study showed a more clear perspective of how the brain's nerve cells and its synapses communicate in a molecular level.

Graphene-Diamond Junctions Mimic Human Perception, Memory; Leads Way for New Class of Computers

Aug 04, 2021

A new study led by Japanese researchers managed to configure graphene-diamond junctions to mimic certain functions of the human brain, opening possibilities for more complex computing devices.

Neuroscientists Discover Nerve Cells Sending Neural Information in the Wrong Direction

May 19, 2021

Challenging conventional theories on how neural information is relayed in the brain via one-way street. A study shows that when the receiving post-synaptic dendrites are overloaded the pre-synaptic axons hold off the delivery of the signal and send it first in the wrong direction.

Molecular Mechanism Discovery Boosts Progress In Search For Alzheimer’s Disease Cure

Nov 29, 2015

The University of New South Wales School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences discovered the new molecular mechanism of Alzheimer's disease.

Memory Restoration Now Possible? Neurologists Find New Secrets to Synapses Storage

Dec 22, 2014

Neurologists have discovered that memory restoration may be a near possibility. In a recent study, researchers from UCLA's department of Integrative Biology and Neurobiology found that memories are not stored in the synapses, as was once believed.