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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·June 25, 2015·8 min readThree Rules Could Explain How the Visual System of the Fruit Fly Self Organizes as it GrowsThree simple, pre-programmed rules appear to help create the neural circuit connecting the fly's eye to its brain.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 6, 2019·4 min readThe Key Function of Specialized Cells in Peripheral Nerve RepairStudy sheds light on how macrophages use a specific cell signalling pathway to control peripheral nerve repair following damage.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·June 23, 2016·4 min readThe Finer Details of Neuronal CommunicationResearchers have optimized optical and electrophysiological recordings from single neurons to study axonal excitability with unprecedented detail.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 27, 2015·5 min readResearchers Develop a New Brain Mapping TechniqueResearchers have developed a new brain mapping technique. The neuronal positioning system maps brain circuitry, the study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·October 24, 2018·4 min readTo See What’s Right in Front of You, Your Brain May Need Some RewiringResearchers provide new evidence of brain plasticity. A new study reveals visual cortex neurons sprout new axons and shed some old ones as animals improve at perceptual learning tasks.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 22, 2016·2 min readA Clear View of the Nervous SystemA new imaging technique is allowing researchers to gain insights into structures of neural networks.Read More