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·November 10, 2022·5 min read

Mapping the Communications Hub of the Brain

A new brain map reveals how the thalamus connects with other areas of the brain.

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·November 9, 2022·4 min read

A Clearer Picture of Developing Teen Brain

Study provides evidence of a critical period for neuroplasticity in the frontal cortex during the teenage years, a time at which risk-taking behaviors and mental illness risk peak.

This shows a connectome map of the brain

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·November 9, 2022·5 min read

Most Detailed Map of Brain’s Memory Hub Finds Connectivity Puzzle

Researchers provide the most detailed map of neural connections between the hippocampus and the rest of the brain to date. The map may alter the way in which we think about human memory formation.

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·October 31, 2022·6 min read

A New Map of the Octopus Visual System Gives Clues to Brain Evolution

A new map of the octopus visual system classifies different types of neurons in a part of the brain dedicated to vision, shedding new light on the evolution of the brain and visual systems in a more broad sense.

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·October 28, 2022·3 min read

Building a 3D Brain Atlas

Researchers contribute to the BRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network by mapping cell type, activity, and location in the developing brain.

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·October 26, 2022·3 min read

New Method for Measuring Brain Activity Could Help Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Researchers have developed a new method to measure the delay of neurotransmission in those with multiple sclerosis that does not involve direct stimulation but instead used neural avalanches, or bursts of activity in cascades that spontaneously travel across the brain.

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·October 22, 2022·3 min read

Researchers Create First Fetal Brain Atlas for Spina Bifida Aperta

Researchers have mapped the brain development of fetuses with spinal bifida aperta between 21-34 weeks of gestation. The new brain map has been released via open access to help further research and monitoring of SBA throughout fetal development.

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·October 7, 2022·6 min read

Mapping Human Brain Development

Brain organoids are helping researchers map the molecular, genetic, and structural changes that occur during brain development.

This shows a cross scetion of the temporal gyrus

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·September 25, 2022·6 min read

Mapping the Human Brain Over a Lifetime

Researchers aim to map and track cellular changes in the human brain over a lifetime.

This shows cells in the primary motor cortex

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·September 22, 2022·6 min read

Mapping the Whole Human Brain

The Allen Institute is launching a new global collaboration to map approximately 200 billion cells in the human brain by type and function.

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·September 19, 2022·4 min read

Four New Brain Areas Involved in Many Cognitive Processes Mapped

Researchers have mapped four new areas of the human anterior prefrontal cortex that play critical roles in cognitive processing. Two of these newly mapped areas are larger in females than in males.