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The human brain is the most advanced supercomputer in the world. It can simultaneously learn and adapt without the use of massive data centers like today's AI systems. This month, a team of engineers ...

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Researchers have developed DELTA, a powerful new imaging method that maps brain-wide synaptic changes during learning.

Neurons communicate with each other by passing millisecond-long signals across tiny junctions called synapses. Experiences ...

Researchers used advanced cryo-electron microscopy to capture atomic-level images of how glutamate, a key neurotransmitter, ...

New structural markers of memory storage uncovered by Scripps Research may pave the way for new treatments for memory loss.

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New research from the University of Chicago challenges long-held beliefs about how synaptic plasticity contributes to memory ...

Memristors, or “memory resistors,” are the leading candidate for replacing synapses in a neuromorphic (brain-like) computer.