The synaptic cleft in an electrical synapse is much smaller, making it possible for neurons to pass ion currents directly through gap junctions. For this reason, electrical synapses work faster than ...

Our discovery addresses a long-standing debate about the brain: do neurons act like star players ... according to a fractal hierarchy. Cells work together to build larger, coordinated networks ...

New research shines light on how the brain interprets nutritional and hydration needs and turns them into action.

Researchers have developed "infomorphic neurons" that learn independently, mimicking their biological counterparts more ...

Researchers analysed mice's D1 and D2 neurons to understand how they code and respond to appetitive and aversive stimuli. The study revealed that, contrary to what was initially thought, these neurons ...

At the lowest level, the neurons work together as rather simple computing units. An artificial neural network typically consists of several layers composed of individual neurons. An input signal ...

both types of neurons are activated and work together, but they do so differently. When associations change, such as when a negative stimulus no longer has an unpleasant consequence, the D2 neurons ...

Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...

Studying neurons with thousands of synapses is not an easy feat ... and information processing. How do glutamate biosensors work? Researchers developed the first glutamate fluorescent reporter, ...

"The brain continuously receives and integrates sensory inputs, and neurons do not act in isolation—they ... as a physical quantity." This recent work by Barzon, Busiello and Nicoletti could ...