By InsideWellness Editorial · May 6, 2026
Originally published by ScienceDaily Mind & Brain.
MIT neuroscientists have uncovered a surprising secret hidden in the adult brain: millions of “silent synapses,” dormant connections that lie in wait until new learning calls them into action. Once thought to exist only in early development, these inactive links make up about 30% of synapses in the adult cortex and can
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