A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

For decades, depression treatment has focused almost entirely on the brain, with drugs designed to tweak neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine. Now a wave of research is pointing to an ...

Differences in kinetics of retinal output signals originate at least in part from differences in synaptic output from distinct bipolar cell types.

Many biological processes are regulated by electricity—from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of molecules in and ...

Every movement you make and every memory you form depends on precise communication between neurons. When that communication ...

Abstract: Biological nervous system is a complex multifunctional learning system. Our brain can receive, judge, and remember different signals from different sensory organs, such as hearing, touch, ...

Researchers led by Tzyy-Nan Huang and Ming-Hui Lin from Academia Sinica in Taiwan report that a low-dose mixture of zinc, serine, and branch-chain amino acids can alleviate behavioral deficits in ...

The discovery sheds light on the fundamental mechanisms that ensure neurons form reliable connections, or synapses, a process essential for all nervous systems, from insects to humans. In the study, ...

Originally published in Synapse on October 12, 2000. Three winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine were announced in Stockholm, Sweden on Oct. 9. Prize winners Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard, and Eric ...