Researchers have built a tiny, lightweight microscope that captures neuron activity with unprecedented speed that can be used ...

"An increased understanding of how neural circuits guide behavior and cognition could lead to new treatments for a variety of neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases," said Emily Gibson ...

Leiden researchers can now visualize the connections between brain cells. Their microscopy technique could significantly advance the human quest to understand brain functions. The study is published ...

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Leiden researchers can now visualise the connections between brain cells. They do so using a microscopy technique in which ...

Researchers have built the first ever map showing every single neuron and how they’re wired together in the brain of the fruit fly larva.This huge step forward in science will ultimately help us ...

A newly described technology improves the clarity and speed of using two-photon microscopy to image synapses in the live brain. The brain's ability to learn comes from "plasticity," in which neurons ...

Advancing our understanding of the human brain will require new insights into how neural circuitry works in mammals, including laboratory mice. These investigations require monitoring brain activity ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Scientists looking for ways to stimulate the growth of neurons can spend hours painstakingly analyzing microscope images of cells growing in petri dishes. A new ...