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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 21, 2025 – New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cambridge University upends a long-standing belief about brain plasticity. A study published today in ...

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The microscopic image shows a nerve cell and a magnified view of the investigated synapses. Calcium was released at these sites using a UV flash, which triggered the release of the neurotransmitter.

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"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." — Emerson M. Pugh.

A new study found that deep sleep weakens breathing brain timing in movement circuits and changes internal brain ...