From ‘Optical Synapses’ to a ‘Photonic Brain’ — Integrated Photonic Neural Networks Toward Low-Power General-Purpose

SHANNON, CLARE, IRELAND, February 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new publication from Opto-Electronic Technology; DOI ...
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Research suggests neurons protect and preserve certain information through a dedicated zone of stable synapses

One of the brain's most celebrated qualities is its adaptability. Changes to neural circuits, whose connections are continually adjusted as we experience and interact with the world, are key to how we ...
Nanowerk

Water droplets connected by ion channels function as brain-like synapses that can learn and compute

A biomimetic synapse built from water droplets and biological ion channels achieves synaptic plasticity and performs machine learning tasks.
Phys.org

Pain research reveals new detail of how synapses strengthen

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) and their colleagues have made a fundamental discovery about a key mechanism that enables nervous system ...
Science Daily

Imaging technology captures how neurons communicate with new clarity

Insights from advanced imaging technology show how neurons communicate at the atomic level for the first time. For the first time, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) used advanced ...
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The price of plasticity: Modifiable neurons lose their function with age, fruit fly study suggests

While probing the escape reflex in the fruit fly Drosophila, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (JGU) and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, found that the ...
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Scientists watch how mice learn, one synapse at a time

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of the brain’s most important properties is its flexibility ...