Tags Subscribe to Pittwire Today Get the most interesting and important stories from the University of Pittsburgh. June 3, 2025 A new study from Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites — not a shared site — to achieve different types of plasticity. The findings, published in Science Advances, offer a deeper understanding of how the brain balances stability with flexibility, a process essential for learning, m...