… how this balance is struck: when one connection, called a synapse, strengthens, immediately neighboring synapses weaken … of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. “When one synapse goes up, within 50 micrometers there is a decrease in … vision, this caused the neuron to strengthen a particular synapse on the spine, encoding the new receptive field. “I …
… Inhibitory synapse dynamics Brain function depends on neural … closer to the cell body. When they examined how inhibitory synapse patterns changed with experience (e.g. when an … at twice the normal rate. They also found that inhibitory synapse changes closely accompanied individual spine changes. …
… Lab. Essentially, by meticulously mapping every thalamic synapse on 15 neurons in layer 2/3 of the visual cortex in … individual visual cortex neurons. The variance in thalamic synapse numbers was not just at a cellular level, but also …
… of key receptors called AMPARs on the receiving end of a synapse. But how each member of the family works, for … the research. Read more Research Article cognition , synapse function , synaptic transmission , molecular , …