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Researchers are uncovering how disrupted glutamatergic synapses drive diverse forms of intellectual disability, revealing new paths toward targeted treatments.

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Why Do Some Memories Stick, But Others Fade Away?

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Hearing Loss May Be the Canary in the Coal Mine for Dementia

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Trippy Hearing Aids: Psychedelics Spur New Synapses in Mouse Ear Cells

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Lighting Up the Neuronal Cytoskeleton

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Engineered Rabies Virus Illuminates Neural Circuitry

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Speeding Up Neuroscience with Stem Cells 

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The Scientist’s Journal Club: Neuroscience and Cell Biology

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2023 Brain Prize Awarded for Research on Synaptic Plasticity

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Silent Synapses May Provide Plasticity in Adulthood

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How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

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Universe 25 Experiment

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One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

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Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

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A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

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