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Study suggests new molecular strategy for treating fragile X syndrome

February 20, 2025

Study finds key role for non-neural brain cells in processing vision

July 22, 2025
… see the effects of its absence by visually tracking the calcium activity of neurons, a proxy for their electrical …

Neuroscientists find memory cells that help us interpret new situations

April 06, 2020
… neurons in the hippocampus showed significantly greater calcium activity (warmer colors) during specific laps. Above …

Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues

August 29, 2022
… them to visualize, in detail, “nanocolumns” consisting of calcium channels aligned with other synaptic proteins. These …

Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmitters

October 14, 2025
… arrived did active zones possess the mature structure for calcium ions to trigger the fusion of glutamate vesicles to …

MIT study shows how vision can be rebooted in adults with amblyopia

November 19, 2025

Symposium spotlights crucial roles of dendrites

October 18, 2021
… talk described how some dendrite regions compartmentalize calcium signals to helps ensure that diversity. A defining …

Scope advance reveals first look through all cortical layers of awake brain

January 11, 2019
… because they had engineered them to glow upon elevated calcium activity, using a label called GCaMP6s. They could …

Seemingly similar, two neurons show distinct styles as they interact with the same muscle partner

July 07, 2020

Study reveals a protein’s key contribution to heterogeneity of neurons

November 29, 2021

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