Memory-making involves extensive DNA breaking
To quickly express learning and memory genes, brain cells snap both strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than previously realized, a new study shows.
To quickly express learning and memory genes, brain cells snap both strands of DNA in many more places and cell types than previously realized, a new study shows.
Diversity in how cells talk to the muscle they innervate reveal distinct propensities for change, or “plasticity.”
MIT study finds synapses develop strength with calcium, maturation.
Patients with a rare neuromuscular disorder and those with nerve damage tied to autoimmune disorders may share the same faulty synapses.
New technique classifies retinal neurons into 15 categories, including some previously unknown types.
Technique allows tiny sensors to monitor small changes in magnetic fields, such as when neurons transmit electrical signals.
New study finds link between neurons’ inability to repair DNA and neurodegeneration.
Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain.
Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain’s computational power, study finds.
Obama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
Two essential proteins regulate the molecular machinery that controls neuronal communication and the release of signals between neurons.
New design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.
New way to image brain-cell activity could shed light on autism and other psychiatric disorders.