Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively builds dense new clusters of synapses in specific parts of neurons. These ...

The detailed mapping revealed an unexpected pattern. One specific section of the dendrite contained an unusually dense ...

プルーニングとは進化した脊椎動物の脳の生来の仕組み ディープラーニング向けのプロセッサの間で進む「プルーニング(刈り込み)」。だが、そもそも、プルーニング自体は新しいテクニックではなく、人間の生体脳で自然に行なわれている現象だ。

Alzheimer’s may not be the silent destroyer we thought. New research reveals it could be activating a hidden receptor, ...

Adolescence may be far more than a period of pruning away unused brain connections. New research suggests the teenage brain ...