A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs ...

Scientists at the Swiss Light Source SLS have succeeded in mapping a piece of brain tissue in 3D at unprecedented resolution using X-rays, non-destructively. The breakthrough overcomes a long-standing ...

Norman Doidge, citing a study by Merzenich and colleagues, found that the brain allocates neurological resources to its most active regions.

How the brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in the sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly turpentine might smell like a lovely chianti.

The authors have performed a potentially valuable new kind of analysis in connectomics, mapping to an interesting developmental problem of synaptic input to sensory neurons. While the analysis itself ...

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...

In a landmark study published in Nature, researchers from the Allen Institute at the Baylor College of Medicine and Princeton University achieved a feat once deemed impossible: mapping every single ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. One of the brain’s most important properties is its flexibility ...

Scripps Research scientists discovered that memory formation relies on complex neuron structures called multi-synaptic boutons, not more synapses, challenging old theories and offering new hope for ...

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