In the brain, most synapses are formed on minute protrusions known as dendritic spines.
Unlike their artificial intelligence counterparts, spines are not merely tuneable memory …

Synaptic plasticity configures interactions between neurons and is therefore likely to be a
primary driver of behavioral learning and development. How this microscopic-macroscopic …

Change is ubiquitous in living beings. In particular, the connectome and neural
representations can change. Nevertheless, behaviors and memories often persist over long …

Sensory stimuli have long been thought to be represented in the brain as activity patterns of
specific neuronal assemblies. However, we still know relatively little about the long-term …

Homeostasis is indispensable to counteract the destabilizing effects of Hebbian plasticity.
Although it is commonly assumed that homeostasis modulates synaptic strength, membrane …

We propose an analytically tractable neural connectivity model with power-law distributed
synaptic strengths. When threshold neurons with biologically plausible number of incoming …

The extraordinary diversity of excitatory synapse sizes is commonly attributed to activity-
dependent processes that drive synaptic growth and diminution. Recent studies also point to …

Recent long-term measurements of neuronal activity have revealed that, despite stability in
large-scale topographic maps, the tuning properties of individual cortical neurons can …

Our brains continuously acquire and store memories through synaptic plasticity. However,
spontaneous synaptic changes can also occur and pose a challenge for maintaining stable …

Recent research extends our understanding of brain processes beyond just action potentials
and chemical transmissions within neural circuits, emphasizing the mechanical forces …