New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that helps brain cells adapt and strengthen connections, ...

Researchers at FORTH have developed a new type of artificial neural network (ANN) that incorporates features of biological ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron ... that have physical forms specialized for their functions. Neurons communicate using electrical signals, or ...

Nerve cells have amazing strategies to save energy and still perform the most important of their tasks. Researchers from the ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...