Recent Examples on the WebTheir hypothesis was simple: The participants who took the drug instead of the placebo would show more synaptic density.—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023 Tracing them would map out the brain’s synapses, allowing scientists to measure synaptic density.—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023 Then in 2016, researchers developed a way to detect synaptic activity in live human brains during PET scans.—WIRED, 26 Oct. 2023 What’s more, the researchers highlighted a difference in gene expression that promoted synaptic plasticity, which is the ability of neurons to strengthen brain connections.—Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023 An ever-expanding array of camera angles picks up the almost synaptic connections that are sparked between individual musicians.—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2023 Newborn dentate gyrus neurons might be expected to have enhanced synaptic plasticity for over a year in primates and even longer in humans.—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2019 Magnesium, an essential mineral, plays a pivotal role in brain function, encompassing neurotransmitter release and synaptic plasticity.—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2023 Or that those are all hallucinatory images coming from the last synaptic firings of a past-his-prime flyboy getting smeared across the horizon alongside the pieces of his jet?—Vulture, 29 May 2022
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