Study illuminates the brain’s inner workings
Study explores how large scale patterns of brain activity can vary between cognitive systems, and across people.... Read More...
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Blue Brain solves a century-old neuroscience problem
A mathematical algorithm developed by the Blue Brain Project can objectively classify different shapes of neurons in the brain. The algorithm has already helped researchers objectively identify 17 types of pyramidal neurons in the somatosensory cortex of a rat.... Read More...
New Cell Subtypes Classified in Mouse Brain
A new process for classifying neurons in the brains of mice has been outlined by researchers from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The platform pairs microscopy with genetic labeling at single neuron resolution, allowing researchers to reconstruct the brain, by providing information on every neuronal type's location.... Read More...
Detailed New Primate Brain Atlas Could Lead to Disease Insights
Researchers have created a 3D reconstruction of a marmoset brain that could help offer insights into human neural connectivity. ... Read More...
Researchers Create New Map of Brain’s Immune System
Researchers have successfully created a new map of the brain's immune system in both mice and humans. The findings suggest microglia all have the same core signatures, but can act differently, depending on their function. The map also details how the brain's immune system changes as multiple sclerosis progresses.... Read More...
Mapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of Autism
Researchers used non invasive MRI brain scans to map the brains of newborns. The study reveals the brain architecture that emerges as the brain reshapes during the third trimester of pregnancy. The map can be used to detect atypical connections in the brain that serve as biomarkers for ASD.... Read More...
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...
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...