Communication begins long before children learn to speak. Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan have now uncovered how early brain activity helps build developing ...

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Every movement you make and every memory you form depends on precise communication between neurons. When that communication is disrupted, the brain must rapidly rebalance its internal signaling to ...

All cells, whether big or small, short or long, rely on proteins to function properly. In most cells, transporting these ...

Hibernation causes rapid, reversible structural changes in squirrel neurons, offering new avenues for human stroke recovery.

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Researchers discover that rare axo-axonic synapses form a decentralized network of "broker" neurons to drive split-second fly ...