Synapses in the mouse neocortex can release multiple packages of neurotransmitters, suggesting that connection strength is more flexible than previously thought.

Microglia ingest nerve cell connections, leading to the loss of information stored in neuronal circuits.

Three studies show that tumor cells can behave like neurons.

The method combines two approaches to reveal a high-resolution map of all 40 million synapses.

The brain’s immune cells gobble up synapses in the hippocampi of rodents fed high-fat or high-sugar diets.

The device could one day help enable prosthetics deliver richer touch information to users.

Injecting molecules from a sea slug that received tail shocks into one that didn’t made the recipient animal behave more cautiously. 

The flow of calcium and potassium ions keeps muscles contracting in the diaphragms of neonatal mice, but if a key protein receptor is missing, fatigue sets in more quickly.

A new study reveals more about the role of specialized Schwann cells at junctions between neurons and muscle cells.