ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·July 31, 2020·4 min readA Centerpiece of Ebrains’ Human Brain AtlasA new human brain atlas features 250 structurally distinct areas, each based on the analysis of ten brains. Over 2400 brain sections were digitalized and assembled in 3D to create the new map.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 9, 2022·4 min readA Clearer Picture of Developing Teen BrainStudy 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 22, 2013·2 min readA Critical Theory in Brain DevelopmentResearchers present a new theory which explains how critical periods are triggered during neurodevelopment.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·April 2, 2014·6 min readA Critical Window into the Developing Human BrainNew research details where genes are turned on in the brain during pregnancy. The study provides new insight into diseases such as autism and the origins of human uniqueness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 10, 2013·7 min readA Fundamental Problem for Brain MappingA new paper takes on brain mapping studies; forcing scientists to rethink the rules of neuroimaging.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2012·3 min readA Glance at the Brain’s Circuit DiagramScientists developed a method for decoding neural circuit diagrams. Using measurements of total neuronal activity, they can determine the probability that two neurons are connected with each other.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 19, 2019·5 min readA map of the brain can tell what you’re readingfMRI brain scans reveal semantic tuning during both reading and listening to words are highly correlated in selective areas of the cerebral cortex. The new brain maps enabled researchers to accurately predict which words would active specific regions of the cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 27, 2019·3 min readA molecular map of the brain’s decision-making areaUsing RNA sequencing, researchers have created a spatiomolecular map of the striatum, an area of the brain implicated in decision making and addiction.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 26, 2023·3 min readA New Collection of Human Brain Atlases That Chart Postnatal DevelopmentResearchers have created a collection of month-to-month infant brain maps that capture the fine detail of changes in the early developing brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 20, 2023·11 min readA New Field of Neuroscience Aims to Map Connections in the BrainConnectomics researchers aim to map and understand how individual neurons connect to each other to form functional networks.Read More
