Every day, our brain makes thousands of decisions, big and small. Any of these decisions—from the least consequential, such ...

Researchers have mapped over 70,000 synaptic connections in rat neurons using a silicon chip with 4,096 microhole electrodes, significantly advancing neuronal recording technology.

Harvard researchers have mapped and catalogued more than 70,000 synaptic connections from about 2,000 rat neurons, using a silicon chip capable of recording small yet telltale synaptic signals from a ...

If you've been having trouble with any of the connections or words in Tuesday's puzzle, you're not alone and these hints should definitely help you out. Plus, I'll reveal the answers further down.

might actually be essential for how the brain performs critical computations like memory," she says. Specifically, noise appears to increase the amount of time it takes for inhibitory neuron ...

Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia ...

Lose yourself in the best space books out there as we round up the pick of the out-of-this-world reading material across an array of categories. We've rounded up the best space books currently ...

Johanna Jackson studied several conditions, including epilepsy and brain injury, before focusing on Alzheimer’s disease. The constant throughout her career is an interest in synapses – the small ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.

Whether you're a daily Connections champion or a complete newcomer, we're here to help you figure out the Connections answer for today, 29th January. If you haven't played it before, Connections ...

Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical ...