Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal ...

The action potential causes the release of molecules called neurotransmitters, which pass from one end of the synapse to the other. Once these molecules cross the synapse, the chemical signal is ...

In contrast, plasticity in basal dendrites was linked to the neuron's overall output—strengthening or weakening depending on how synapse activity aligned with global action potential firing.

Shedding light on how the brain fine-tunes its wiring during learning, a new study finds that different dendritic segments of a single neuron follow ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. Silent synapses represent one of neuroscience's most fascinating discoveries—connections between neurons that lie dormant until activated by specific triggers.

The synapse, a highly ordered and dynamic subcellular ... revealing the specificity of LLPS in directing evoked release.