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Each neuron has on average about a thousand direct links to the synapses of other neurons. The true value of mapping this to such a high level of precision is of dubious value

which only two connections between neurons called synapses separate them from the receptor cells at the front end of the olfactory system.

The Mount sinai study results revolve around synapses the gaps between nerve cells. Within healthy nerve pathways each nerve cell sends an electric pulse down itself until it reaches a synapse where it triggers the release of chemicals called neurotransmitters that float across the gap

and cause the downstream nerve cell to fire and pass on the message. The disease-causing formation of AÎ oligomers--groups of molecules loosely attracted to each other-build up around synapses.

The theory is that these sticky clumps physically interfere with synaptic structures and disrupt mechanisms that maintain memory circuits'fitness.

and reversing damage to synapses in the study mice. There have been some inconsistencies in medical literature regarding the potential benefit of cocoa polyphenols on cognitive function says Dr. Pasinetti.

In that early developmental gestational period the brain is developing synapses the spaces between neurons where electrical impulses are turned into neurotransmitting chemicals that leap from one neuron to another to pass messages along.