Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Microscopic claw hairs help hermit crabs sense threats and make quick decisions, revealing a link between anatomy and ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what ...

A biphasic structural plasticity rule interacts with homeostatic synaptic scaling to maintain firing rate homeostasis in neural networks.

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what babies see—but the authors ...

In summary, the study shows that a gentle form of brain stimulation can activate parts of the brain that stop working properly in Alzheimer’s disease. It brings hope that one day, treatments like rTMS ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists ...

Called the Benthic Underwater Microscope Imaging PAM, or BUMP, this microscope is diver-operated and allows scientists to ...

Although scientists have made significant progress in understanding the disease, there’s still no cure. That’s partly because ...