Astrocytes may hold the key to the brain’s vast memory capacity, using calcium signals and complex networks to boost storage far beyond what neurons can manage alone. Credit: SciTechDaily.com ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system.

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and ...

Abstract: The Hodgkin and Huxley neuron model describes the complex behavior of biological neurons. However, due to the complexity of these computations, the Hodgkin and Huxley models are impractical ...

Brain aging is linked to excessive neuron activity, not decline. Reducing hyperactivation, possibly through diet, may help preserve brain function. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Nagoya University ...

The mushroom body (MB) is the center for associative learning in insects. In Drosophila, intersectional split-GAL4 drivers and electron microscopy (EM) connectomes have laid the foundation for precise ...

In 1981, at California Institute of Technology, physicist John Hopfield worked with his colleagues Richard Feynman and Carer Mead to create a new course for students that would cover some of the most ...

Nestled at the back of your head, the cerebellum is a brain structure that plays a pivotal role in how we learn, adapting our actions based on past experiences. Yet the precise ways in which this ...

Summary: Researchers have identified “zombie neurons” in the cerebellum that offer new insights into how this brain region facilitates learning through past experiences. Utilizing optogenetics, the ...