In the brain, highly specific connections called synapses link nerve cells and transmit electrical signals in a targeted manner. Despite decades of research, how synapses form during brain development ...

Johns Hopkins scientists have developed a method involving artificial intelligence to visualize and track changes in the strength of synapses — the connection points through which nerve cells in the ...

In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve proteins falls out of equilibrium, according to a new study. In mice, autism symptoms arise when a certain pair of competing nerve ...

Tazbentetol, an experimental oral therapy for ALS, received FDA fast-track designation. The treatment promotes synapse formation to restore nerve cell communication. A Phase 1/2a trial showed ...

New research for the first time reveals the function of a little-understood junction between cells in the brain that could have important treatment implications for conditions ranging from multiple ...

Learning lots of new information as a baby requires a pool of ready-to-go, immature connections between nerve cells to form memories quickly. Called silent synapses, these connections are inactive ...

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