As you experience or encounter new things, your brain must encode this information via the right neural networks at the right ...

From a cubic millimeter of tissue, scientists constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, detailing ...

Is the human brain, with all its problem-solving prowess and creative ability, powerful enough to understand itself? Nothing in the known universe (with the exception of the universe itself) is ...

Neuroscientists have carefully studied how synapses only have access to their own “local” information, yet collectively they ...

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section ...

Scientists at Pennington Biomedical Research Center have gained greater clarity in the brain regions and neurons that control metabolism, body temperature and energy use. Featured in the February ...

In the developing brain, neurons must travel through crowded and complex environments to reach their final destinations. This migration process is essential for establishing functional brain ...