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From the smallest fragment of brain tissue, the intricate blueprint of the entire brain is beginning to emerge. Researchers ...
Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.
A team of researchers at UCL and UCLH have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and ...
In 1979, famed molecular biologist Francis Crick stated that it would be “impossible to create an exact wiring diagram for a ...
Stanford scientists have created a "digital twin" of a mouse brain. Just as pilots use flight simulators to safely practice ...
In a new study, researchers created an AI model of the mouse visual cortex that predicts neuronal responses to visual images.
From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the ...
The nature of thought remains one of philosophy's greatest mysteries, with deep implications for neuroscience and artificial ...
This week, researchers reported a brain circuit linked to the intensity of political behavior. Microbiologists found that the ...
A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section of a mammalian brain. This feat, part of the MICrONS Project, rivals the ...
Share on Pinterest Heavy drinking can cause brain abnormalities that could increase the risk for cognitive decline. Image credit: Martí Sans/Stocksy. The full effects of drinking are something ...
Scientists have created the most detailed functional brain map to date by tracing connections between 84,000 neurons in a ...