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By recording the electrical activity of one neuron while simulating another using optogenetic tools, neuroscientists can probe the connection between the two neurons. If two neurons are connected by a ...

MIT researchers have come up with a new idea about memory that highlights the role of astrocytes, a type of brain cell that’s often overlooked. The human brain is packed with around 86 billion neurons ...

New research has identified a key step in how neurons encode information on timescales that match learning. New research from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience published this week in ...