Working memory is a cognitive function that is essential for carrying out everyday activities and temporarily retaining information. This process enables us to understand information, learn and manage ...

At the same time, they monitored and measured the calcium concentration in the synapses using a UV laser and a two-photon laser microscope. They also developed their own method, which they call "axon ...

Astrocytes are found throughout the brain. Each astrocyte is in contact with several neurons and more than 100'000 synapses. A new study shows that, at the microscopic level, dozens of synapses from ...

The researchers studied cells in the primary somatosensory cortex using brain tissue from mice. They combined several methods in their experimental series: using the patch-clamp technique, they ...