Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The new research, published Nov. 25 in Neuron, finds in mice that via specific circuits ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Synapses are the highly specialized connection sites between neurons enabling the establishment of complex neuronal networks. As ...

Synapses are the highly specialized connection sites between neurons enabling the establishment of complex neuronal networks. As highly plastic structures, synapses collocate both the transmission and ...