Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

Synaptic pruning is the process in which the brain removes neurons and synapses that it does not need. This usually takes place when a person is 2–10 years old. The brain contains millions of neurons ...

These findings clarify the key mechanisms of synaptic formation, which might allow researchers to further focus on synapse dysfunction and health treatment options. Chanda's team used human neurons ...

Cells have surface receptors that couple with proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

An early burst of GPR3 activity helps convert short-term cellular signals into long-term programs that support neuron growth, ...

Information flow through synapses in the central nervous system is regulated by both rapid electrochemical activity and slower structural remodeling. While technological advances allow precise ...

Research led by SUNY Downstate Medical Center has identified a brain receptor that appears to initiate adolescent synaptic pruning, a process believed necessary for learning, but one that appears to ...

Synapses, the sites of communication between neurons and their targets, are in some respects specialized variants of the cell-cell junctions formed by other cell types 1. The highly specialized ...