Researchers have found a link between two human-specific genes and the gene SYNGAP1, a factor in intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. These genes, SRGAP2B and SRGAP2C, slow down ...
This challenges previous beliefs about how CaMKII influences synapse-specific plasticity. A recent study from the Max Planck ... suggest that if two connected neurons are both active within a ...
The junctions between two brain cells (neurons) are called synapses, which are essential for neuronal signal transmission and brain functions. Defects in excitatory synapses, which activate signal ...
Synapses—critical connections between neurons of the cerebral cortex ... In their latest study, the team tested the involvement of two genes, SRGAP2B and SRGAP2C, which are unique to humans.
These mechanisms, known as Hebbian plasticity, suggest that if two connected neurons are both active within a hundredth of a second, then the connection between the two neurons is strengthened ... The ...
A connectome is a complete map of the neural connections in a brain. It allows for the visualization of the organization of neurons and their synapses, which are the communication points between them.