Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

By just sprinkling it on top and waiting 10 seconds, researchers can use this new fluorescent probe to clearly show synapses, the connection points between brain cells.

Silent synapses are dormant neural connections that hold untapped brain potential. Discover how ketamine, exercise, and other interventions can awaken these connections.

Silent synapses are dormant neural connections that hold untapped brain potential. Discover how ketamine, exercise, and other interventions can awaken these connections.

A new model suggests that astrocytes might be used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapses in networks. A new model of memory — and a little-heralded type of brain cell ...

Researchers from the lab led by Prof. Joris De Wit (VIB-KU Leuven) have discovered an important clue to how connections between brain cells, known as synapses, mature.

To understand how these brain cells exchange information through their synapses (junctions to exchange chemical 'messages'), the team of Prof. Joris de Wit (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain and ...

Cat dementia shows same brain changes as human Alzheimer's, offering natural model for research breakthroughs.

Cats develop dementia in a similar way to humans with Alzheimer's disease, leading to hopes of a breakthrough in research, ...