Whole Brain Map of Electrical Connections Key to Forming Memories
A new, whole brain map of neural connectivity reveals low frequency activity rhythms drive communication between key areas involved in memory processing. ... Read More...
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Take a Fantastic 3-D Voyage Through the Brain with New Immersive Virtual Reality System
Researchers will unveil a new immersive VR system that allows users a unique way to interact with 3D anatomical brain data at Neuroscience 2017.... Read More...
That Music Playing In Your Head
As we imagine music in our heads, our auditory cortex and other brain regions process auditory information in the same way as if we are really listening to sounds, a new study reports. ... Read More...
300 Neurons Traced in Extensive Brain Wiring Map
A new brain wiring map reconstructs the entire shape and position of more than 300 neurons in the mouse brain.... Read More...
Advanced Artificial Limbs Mapped in the Brain
Following targeted motor and sensory reinnervation, a procedure that reroutes residual limb nerves to intact muscles and skin in amputees, the brain remaps both motor and sensory pathways. Additionally, researchers note, TMSR may help counteract poorly adapted cortical plasticity following amputation.... Read More...
Allen Institute Shares First Open Database of Live Human Brain Cells
Researchers from Allen Institute have released a publicly available database of live human brain cells. The data is comprised of samples taken from neurosurgery patients and includes over 300 living cortical neurons of different types.... Read More...
Music and Movies Play With Our Minds By Bending Time
Emotional processing may be linked to perception of time in music and movies, a new study reports.... Read More...
Self Esteem Mapped in the Human Brain
UCL researchers use a new math equation to identify brain signals that explain why our self esteem rises, or lowers, when we find out what others think of us.... Read More...
New Imaging Approach Maps Whole Brain Changes From Alzheimer’s: Mouse Study
A new imaging system has allowed researchers to map whole brain distribution of senile plaques in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The technique could help propel Alzheimer's research and speed up the development of new treatments.... Read More...
Mouse Cell Type Census Reveals Gender Specific Brain Differences
A multiyear study reveals, contrary to expectations, numbers and ratios of three major inhibitory cell types vary stereo-typically across different cortical parts. Additionally, researchers identified 11 subcortical areas with gender specific differences in mice.... Read More...
New Clues From Brain Structures of Mantis Shrimp
An eLife study reveals mantis shrimps have mushroom bodies in the brains. A key player in memory and learning in insects, mushroom bodies have not previously been identified in crustaceans. Researchers believe their finding could shed light on how brain structures evolved in arthropods.... Read More...
Visual Brain Drawn to Meaning, Not What Stands Out
Researchers report our visual attention pays most attention to parts of a scene that have meaning to us, not the parts that stick out.... Read More...