'Zap-and-freeze' snapshots catch brain cells in the act of learning

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityLeft: a resting human synapse containing small vesicles that hold neurotransmitters. Right: a synapse that was rapidly frozen 100 milliseconds after an action potential

Updated on: December 29,2025

'Zap-and-freeze' snapshots catch brain cells in the act of learning

by Anne Grimm,Leipzig UniversityLeft: a resting human synapse containing small vesicles that hold neurotransmitters. Right: a synapse that was rapidly frozen 100 milliseconds after an action potential

Updated on:December 29,2025

Synaptic changes in the brains of patients with frontotemporal dementia can be modeled in the laboratory

Updated on: October 31,2025

Synaptic changes in the brains of patients with frontotemporal dementia can be modeled in the laboratory

Updated on:October 31,2025

7 Tesla MRI reveals how the human brain anticipates and regulates the body's needs

Updated on: December 11,2025

7 Tesla MRI reveals how the human brain anticipates and regulates the body's needs

Updated on:December 11,2025

A new analysis method for capturing long-term brain activity in freely moving mice

Updated on: June 12,2025

A new analysis method for capturing long-term brain activity in freely moving mice

Updated on:June 12,2025

How an autism-linked mutation reduces vasopressin and alters social behavior

Updated on: September 27,2025

How an autism-linked mutation reduces vasopressin and alters social behavior

Updated on:September 27,2025

Neuroscientists crack the code of how we make decisions with new mathematical framework

Updated on: March 09,2025

Neuroscientists crack the code of how we make decisions with new mathematical framework

Updated on:March 09,2025

It's all in your head: Select neurons in the brainstem may hold the key to treating chronic pain

Updated on: October 31,2025

It's all in your head: Select neurons in the brainstem may hold the key to treating chronic pain

Updated on:October 31,2025

A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better

Updated on: March 17,2025

A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better

Updated on:March 17,2025

Alzheimer's amyloid build-up affects certain parts of brain cells more than others in mice

by University of ReadingCredit: CC0 Public DomainA protein that is linked with Alzheimer's Disease has been found to be more likely to affect certain parts of brain cells that send messages t

Updated on: April 07,2024

Alzheimer's amyloid build-up affects certain parts of brain cells more than others in mice

by University of ReadingCredit: CC0 Public DomainA protein that is linked with Alzheimer's Disease has been found to be more likely to affect certain parts of brain cells that send messages t

Updated on:April 07,2024

Light impacts how the brain perceives and remembers threats, study suggests

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that light plays a key role in how animals perceive environmental threats, findings t

Updated on: June 12,2026

Light impacts how the brain perceives and remembers threats, study suggests

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainNorthwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that light plays a key role in how animals perceive environmental threats, findings t

Updated on:June 12,2026

Brain-computer interface shows promise for decoding inner speech in real time

Updated on: September 01,2025

Brain-computer interface shows promise for decoding inner speech in real time

Updated on:September 01,2025

Concussion history in NCAA athletes yields mixed health outcomes

Updated on: October 31,2025

Concussion history in NCAA athletes yields mixed health outcomes

Updated on:October 31,2025