(chainatp/iStock/Getty Images) Diving into virtual reality (VR) can do some strange things to the brain, as a new study highlights. In an experiment, volunteers given VR wings for a couple of hours ...

Activity-dependent modification of synapses is a powerful mechanism for shaping and modifying the response properties of neurons, but it is also dangerous. Unless changes in synaptic strength across ...

In many chronic neurological disorders, manifold changes in intrinsic membrane properties have been associated with disease pathophysiology. These changes are termed intrinsic plasticity and can ...