Brain Cells that Modulate Behavioral Response to Threats Identified
Researchers implicate neurons within the dorsolateral septum in the regulation of fearful behaviors in mice.... Read More...
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Brain Hand Map is Maintained in Amputees with and Without Phantom Limb Sensations
A new MRI study reveals the brain retains neural 'fingerprints' of a missing hand, decades after amputation and regardless of whether the person experiences phantom limb sensations. ... Read More...
Newly Discovered Immune Cells Play Role in Inflammatory Brain Diseases
Studying animal models, researchers have identified previously unknown types of immune cells that are present in the brains of those with multiple sclerosis. ... Read More...
Biggest Ever Map of Human Alzheimer’s Brain Published
An international team of researchers have compiled the largest dataset to date that details differences between healthy brains and those with Alzheimer's disease. The researchers have released the data online and is free to use. ... Read More...
Creating a Blueprint for Cortical Connectivity
Researchers have developed a new method for tracing neural connections with unprecedented sensitivity.... Read More...
Mapping the Brain at High Resolution
Researchers report a newly developed 3D imaging technique can reveal, more quickly and in greater detail, how neurons connect throughout the brain.... Read More...
Study Reveals Roots of OCD
A new study combines hundreds of brain scans of patients with OCD and pinpoints problems with error processing in the brain that leads to repetitive behaviors.... Read More...
Decoding How Brain Circuits Control Behavior
Researchers have identified how two types of neurons divide the labor to plan and initiate movements.... Read More...
New Map of Brain Region Linked to Alzheimer’s
Researchers have successfully created the most detailed map of the hippocampus, an area of the brain implicated in memory. The map shows the structure, neural connections and functions in vivid detail.... Read More...
Amputation Injury is Communicated to Opposing Limbs
Researchers report that following amputation of one limb, the bioelectrical properties are immediately reflected in the undamaged, opposing limb.... Read More...
Identifying the Brain Networks Involved in Free Will
Researchers report brain stimulation to different parts of a specific brain network can change perceptions of free will. ... Read More...
What’s That Smell? A New Way of Understanding Odors
Researchers have been able to map odor molecules based on how often they occur in nature with the help of mathematical modeling.... Read More...