A new study reveals how young synapses gradually mature to send chemical signals correctly — a process that can take days and depends on neural activity.

A team of scientists from the University of Cologne's Institute of Biochemistry has made a decisive discovery about the molecular basis of synapse formation in the central nervous system. They studied ...

Complex protein interactions at synapses are essential for memory formation in our brains, but the mechanisms behind these processes remain poorly understood. Now, researchers from Japan have ...

By carefully tracking the formation and maturation of synaptic active zones in fruit flies, MIT scientists have discovered ...

Nervous system functions, from motion to perception to cognition, depend on the active zones of neural circuit connections, ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. Silent synapses represent one of neuroscience's most fascinating discoveries—connections between neurons that lie dormant until activated by specific triggers. These ...

The International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is pleased to award the 2026 HFSP Nakasone Award to Erin Schuman for her breakthrough related to the function and plasticity of ...