synaptic
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The researchers then performed electrophysiological recordings on hippocampal tissue samples to assess synaptic plasticity, the brain's ability to strengthen or weaken connections between nerve cells in response to experience and learning.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
The results showed that sleep deprivation disrupted the maintenance of synaptic plasticity in the CA2 region.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Mice lacking mGluR1 show motor and synaptic problems, features that overlap with the kinds of dysfunction seen in neurodegenerative diseases.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
“It’s a neurochemical con job. It’s just synaptic, electronic explosions in your brain. It’s just a meat computer,” he says, bursting into his infectious, double bass laugh.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
That means the 10 billion neurons in your brain and spinal cord have a possible 10 trillion synaptic choices to make.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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