Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and chemical signals. In non-neuronal cells, direct cell-to-cell connections ...

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Built from low-powered protein nanowires made by bacteria, these neurons could enable vastly more efficient, bio-inspired computers. Engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed ...

Societal challenges and low-income discrepancies affect kids' structural development of brain, leading to lasting mental ...

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Researchers have uncovered a key part of the brain that causes older people to become less familiar with their surroundings as they age, a potentially early sign of Alzheimer's disease.

A team at University of Massachusetts Amherst developed artificial neurons that fire in the same voltage range as living ...

Sandra Knapp, chair of the judging panel for the 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize, explains why neurologist ...

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New research suggests that consciousness originates in the subcortex, and is polished by the cortex and cerebellum.

Endophilin A1 at postsynaptic sites promotes inhibitory postsynaptic organization through interaction with gephyrin to maintain E/I balance, which is essential for the suppression of epilepsy ...

Zuzanna Stamirowska, Co-Founder and CEO of Pathway, is a researcher turned builder who previously worked on emergent ...