Abstract
How does the brain learn? What is mind? These are the big questions – and synapses are the place to start. The first step in understanding how the brain works is to understand how information is processed as it passes from one brain cell to another. That's according to Charles Stevens of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. Stevens’ focus is set firmly on synapses, the gateways through which neurons communicate. In these microscopic zones, electrical impulses in one nerve cell trigger the release of chemical neurotransmitters which stimulate electrical activity in a second cell.
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