Sentences with phrase «synaptic connections at»

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At first Modha and his team hit a wall before they reached 40 percent of the number of neurons present in the mouse cerebral cortex: roughly 8 million neurons, with 6,300 synaptic connections apiece.

At the cellular level, learning and memory require continuous readjustment of the strength of synaptic junctions — the functional connections between nerve cells.

Over-activation of the D2 class of dopamine receptors led to suppression of the function of NMDA receptors, which are activated by the neurotransmitter glutamate, at the synaptic connection between hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.

Projection neurons form connections with memory neurons at synaptic junctions that resemble small bulbs strung along the wire - like axons.

This will allow for the capture of all the synaptic connections between individual neurons at small targeted regions guided by the X-ray microtomography.

Hanson and Graham also agree that resiliency is something we can foster at any age because of neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to form and reorganize its synaptic connections in response to learning or experience).