One of the defining features of the connections between neurons is that they become stronger when neurons fire together; hence the phrase “neurons that fire together, wire together”, a phenomenon ...

Researchers have created an artificial synapse capable of learning autonomously. They were also able to model the device, which is essential for developing more complex circuits. Researchers from the ...

Carbon nanotubes, like the nervous cells of our brain, are excellent electrical signal conductors and can form intimate mechanical contacts with cellular membranes, thereby establishing a functional ...

A new kind of transistor could be the missing piece of the artificial intelligence puzzle. Harvard researchers are working on transistors that mimic human neurons. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Artificial synapses that imitate 'synapses' responsible for information transmission between nerves are 1000 times faster than real ones, despite being 1/1000 the size of human nerve cells. It turned ...

Synapses in the hippocampus are larger and stronger after sleep deprivation, according to new research. Overall, this study supports the idea that sleep may universally weaken synapses that are ...

Shedding light on how the brain fine-tunes its wiring during learning, a new study finds that different dendritic segments of a single neuron follow distinct rules. The findings challenge the idea ...

Synapses in the hippocampus are larger and stronger after sleep deprivation, according to new research in mice published in JNeurosci. Overall, this study supports the idea that sleep may universally ...