In the brain, the computational operation takes place directly in the data memory and the biological synapses perform the tasks of memory and processor at the same time. In Jülich, scientists ...

A new model suggests that astrocytes might be used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapses in ...

Short-term memory is linked to functional changes in existing synapses, while long-term memory is associated with a change in the number of synaptic connections and strengthening of the brain’s ...

Santiago Ramón y Cajal was the first to suggest that synapses might be the key to memory formation, way back in the 1890s. Ramón y Cajal used a technique developed by Italian scientist Camillo ...

Over the course of life, memory fades with varying degrees, robbing older people of the ability to recollect personal experiences. This progressive, nearly inevitable process has long been ...

Researchers found that up to 80% of excitatory synapses in the hippocampus—a critical structure for learning and memory—of newborns may be silent, compared to fewer than 30% in adulthood.

A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and ...

The basis of memory is the synapse. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Memory is one of the building blocks of the brain.

suggests one way is to preserve into adulthood a type of memory-forming synapse found in children. These are called silent synapses. Silent synapses—which, as their name suggests, transmit no ...