Researchers at LMU have developed a human cell model that replicates key mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases—with ...

The communication network in the developing brain builds when neurons partner up to form contact points called synapses, ...

Scientists used a tool called SynTrogo to edit brain circuits in mice, showing that trimming select synapses can make ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited genetic developmental condition that strongly impacts brain development. Despite the ...

STING" molecular switch drives Alzheimer's brain inflammation. Blocking this switch protects synapses in new study.

Every thought, memory, and feeling we experience depends on trillions of tiny connection points in the brain called synapses.

Scientists have created one of the most detailed 3D images of the synapse, the important juncture where neurons communicate with each other through an exchange of chemical signals. These nanometer ...

Psychedelics stimulate the growth of synapses outside the brain, scientists show for the first time. Many psychedelics act by binding to serotonin receptor 2. Manor and his team found that these ...