Loss and dysfunction of synapses have been linked to age-related cognitive decline and observed in Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, although a cascade of events likely leads to those ...
When we learn a new skill, the brain has to decide—cell by cell—what to change. New research from MIT suggests it can do that ...
SHANNON, CLARE, IRELAND, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — A new publication from Opto-Electronic Technology; DOI 10.29026/oet.2025.250011, discusses integrated ...
Astrocytes use the MEGF10 receptor to prune synapses in the striatum, a process essential for dopamine-driven motor learning.
The discovery that a particular protein doesn’t just give cells a job but also sticks around to tell them how to do these new assignments could provide insight into schizophrenia, as well as a ...
Neuroscientists at King’s College London (UK) have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity seen in very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Published in Translational ...