Virtual Finger Enables Scientists to Navigate and Analyze 3D Images of Complex Biological Structures Researchers pioneer a new way to digitally navigate 3D images of synapses and neurons.
New Study Discovers Biological Basis for Magic Mushroom Mind Expansion The brain displays a similar pattern of activity during dreaming as it does during a psychedelic trip, a new study reports.
Cal BRAIN Kickstarts California Efforts to Map the Brain California governor allocates an initial grant of $2 million to the Cal-BRAIN initiative to help map the brain.
Seeing the Inner Workings of the Brain Made Easier by New Technique Researchers improve on their original technique for peering into the intact brain.
Portable Brain Mapping Device Allows Researchers to See Where Memory Fails Student Veterans Using a portable brain mapping device, researchers discover limited prefrontal cortex activity among student veterans with PTSD when asked to recall information from simple memory tasks.
Tangled Path of Alzheimer’s Linked Brain Cells Mapped in Mice Researchers have mapped cholinergic neurons, the first type of cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer's disease.
Map of Pain Reveals How Our Ability to Identify the Source of Pain Varies Across the Body Researchers map how pain is distributed across the body without touch sensation.
Complex Neural Circuitry Keeps You from Biting Your Tongue Researchers map the underlying brain circuitry which keeps mice from biting their tongues as they eat.
Journey of Discovery Starts Toward Understanding and Treating Networks of the Brain DARPA's SUBNETS program includes two complementary research pathways that emphasize neural plasticity and single-neuron recording.
Delving Deep into the Brain Researchers use MRI sensor to map neural activity with molecular precision.
Researchers Find Brain Activity That May Mark the Beginning of Memories Tracking the brain activity of a rat as it stops to examine its environment, researchers believe they can mark where memory begins.
Most Comprehensive Wiring Diagram of Mammalian Brain to Date Researchers provide the first comprehensive data set on how the mammalian brain is wired.
A Critical Window into the Developing Human Brain New research details where genes are turned on in the brain during pregnancy. The study provides new insight into diseases such as autism and the origins of human uniqueness.
Researchers Pinpoint Neurons Where Select Memories Grow Researchers pinpoint a number of neurons in the brain where certain types of memory occur.
For Neurons in the Brain Identity Can Be Used to Predict Location Researchers develop a new mathematical model which uses gene expression data to predict where neurons are located throughout the brain.
