High-speed AFM imaging reveals how brain enzyme forms a dodecameric ring structure

Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes itself to help memory formation.
eLife

Synaptic Theory of Chunking in Working Memory

This valuable study links psychological theories of chunking with a physiological implementation based on short-term synaptic plasticity and synaptic augmentation. The theoretical derivation for ...
IEEE

Membrane Potential-Driven Adaptive Threshold Plasticity for SNNs: A Bio-Inspired Mechanism Combining Inverse Depolarization Rate and Proportional Membrane Potential Dynamics

Abstract: While spiking neural networks (SNNs) have demonstrated remarkable efficiency in neuromorphic computing by emulating biological neuronal dynamics, their learning capabilities remain ...
Medical Xpress

Observing synapses in action: Images capture real-time neurotransmitter release

It takes just a few milliseconds: A vesicle, only a few nanometers in size and filled with neurotransmitters, approaches a cell membrane, fuses with it, and releases its chemical messengers into the ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Martella, G. (2023) Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity: Dynamic Changes in Neuron Functions. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, Article 12567.

ABSTRACT: Neurodegenerative disorders, most notably Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are marked by progressive cognitive decline and widespread neuronal loss. A growing body of evidence indicates that ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Ramirez, A. and Arbuckle, M.R. (2016) Synaptic Plasticity: The Role of Learning and Unlearning in Addiction and Beyond. Biological Psychiatry, 80, e73-e75.

ABSTRACT: Neurodegenerative disorders, most notably Alzheimer’s disease (AD), are marked by progressive cognitive decline and widespread neuronal loss. A growing body of evidence indicates that ...