FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 11, 2022·4 min readOpen-Access Dataset of Macaque Brain PublishedResearchers have released a new open-access data set recorded from the visual cortex of macaque monkeys during resting state.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·February 15, 2022·7 min readA New Atlas of Cells That Carry Blood to the BrainResearchers have created a comprehensive atlas of cell types in the brain's cerebrovascular system.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·February 7, 2022·4 min readGenetically Informed Atlases Reveal New Landscapes in Brain StructureResearchers identified hundreds of new genomic loci that help explain how the brain is shaped.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 21, 2022·3 min readReinterpreting Our Brain’s Body MapsThe body relies on multiple maps based on the choice of the motor system.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 21, 2021·5 min readMapping How the 100 Billion Cells in the Brain All Fit Together Is the Brave New World of NeuroscienceBy mapping how neurons in the brain are organized and examining how they communicate with one another, researchers are gaining a clearer understanding of how normal brains work and what happens when dysfunction occurs.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 15, 2021·4 min readA Map of Mouse Brain Metabolism in AgingA new, freely available brain atlas reveals how brain metabolism changes throughout the life of mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 6, 2021·9 min readAdvancing Efforts to Treat, Prevent and Cure Brain DisordersCollaborative work on the brain atlas describes how different cells are organized and connected throughout the mouse brain. Understanding what differentiates brain cells can lead to new research and potential therapies for brain disorders.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 6, 2021·8 min readMapping the Mouse Brain, and by Extension, the Human Brain TooNew collaborative studies shed light on the organization of cells in key areas of the mouse brain and the organization of transcriptome, epigenomic, and regulatory factors that provide the brain cells with purpose and function.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 15, 2021·5 min readNew Microscopy Technique Reveals Activity of One Million Neurons Across the Mouse BrainA new technique dubbed light beads microscopy allowed researchers to generate a vivid functional movie of the near-simultaneous activity of almost a million neurons in the mouse brain.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 10, 2021·5 min readResearchers Build a Cellular Blueprint of Multiple Sclerosis LesionsAnalyzing the gene activity of 66,000 cells from human brain tissue, researchers generated a comprehensive map of cell types associated with brain lesions in multiple sclerosis, and their gene expression patterns and interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 2, 2021·6 min read3-D ‘Heat Map’ Animation Shows How Seizures Spread in the Brains of Patients with EpilepsyA new system translates EEG data into a 3D movie which shows activity in all recorded regions of the brain. The heat map shows where seizures start and spread throughout the patient's brain, in addition to evaluating the speed of activity during a seizure.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 29, 2021·4 min readNeuroscientists Unveil Wiring Diagram Containing 200,000 Cells and Nearly Half Billion Connections in Tiny Piece of a Mouse’s BrainResearchers have compiled a new, highly detailed 3D brain map that captures the shapes and activity of neurons in the visual neocortex of mice. The map is freely available for neuroscience researchers and artificial intelligence specialists to utilize.Read More
