Drugs of abuse alter synaptic plasticity mechanisms in key brain circuits. Kauer and Malenka review the drug-induced synaptic modifications that take place in the mesolimbic dopamine system, which ...

This valuable manuscript addresses the longstanding question of how the brain maintains serial order in working memory, proposing a biologically grounded model based on synaptic augmentation ...

This useful study presents a biologically realistic, large-scale cortical model of the rat's non-barrel somatosensory cortex, investigating synaptic plasticity of excitatory connections under varying ...

New research has uncovered that neurons store their own glycogen, acting as “backup batteries” to keep the brain functioning ...

Scientists are now exploring neuroplasticity as a powerful tool to treat neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and stroke-related damage.

A team of researchers from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, further investigated the link between hippocampal G ...

New research, though, pushes back on the belief that plasticity, the brain’s capacity to respond to change, diminishes in the adult and aging brain, reports Caitlin Gilbert, a neuroscientist and ...

Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism, is caused by silencing of the Fmr1 gene, leading to a lack of the FMRP protein, which regulates protein ...

Research shows that neurogenesis, collateral sprouting, synaptogenesis, exercise, and an enriched complex housing environment all enhance overall brain and body potential.