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Image shows brain maps with the areas of prediction highlighted.

·August 15, 2016·6 min read

This Is Your Brain On Sentences

Researchers have been able to successfully decode and predict the brain activity patters of word meanings within a sentence.

Image shows visual cortex neurons in a mouse.

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·August 11, 2016·5 min read

Researchers Reprogram Network of Brain Cells in Mice With Thin Beam of Light

A new optogenetics study adds support for brain plasticity.

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·August 1, 2016·2 min read

Researchers Identify Autism Genes Using New Approach

Researchers have developed a new machine learning system that analyzes the entire human genome to predict which genes may cause ASD.

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·July 21, 2016·4 min read

Temporarily Turning Off Brain Area to Better Understand Function

Researchers report that temporarily turning off an area of the brain changes patterns of activity across much of the remaining brain.

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·July 21, 2016·4 min read

Connectome Map More Than Doubles Human Cortex’s Known Regions

Researchers have developed new software that is able to correctly map areas of the cortex.

Image shows the location of the auditory cortex in the human brain.

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·July 17, 2016·4 min read

The Auditory Cortex of Hearing and Deaf People are Almost Identical

A new study reports that the neural architecture of the auditory cortex is virtually identical in those who are profoundly deaf and those who can hear.

Image shows a coronal section through the neocortex and cerebellum of an adult rhesus monkey brain.

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·July 15, 2016·7 min read

Comprehensive Map of Primate Brain Development Published

Researchers have released a new, in-depth molecular atlas of brain development in non-human primates.

Image shows the CA1 hippocampal area of a mouse brain.

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·July 7, 2016·5 min read

Mouse Study Sheds Light on How the Brain Draws a Map to a Destination

Researchers track real time brain activity in mice to gain better insight into how the brain stores and organizes information.

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·June 23, 2016·4 min read

Human Brain Houses Diverse Populations of Neurons

Researchers have developed a scalable method to identify different subtypes of neurons in the brain.

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·June 22, 2016·8 min read

Scientists Uncover Striking Differences Between the Adult and Newborn Mouse Brain

Study reveals a mismatch between neural activity and blood flow in the brains of newborn mice, shedding light on how the developing brain feeds itself.

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·June 20, 2016·5 min read

Brain Map Could Enable New Therapies for Autism and Huntington’s: Mouse Study

Researchers report they have mapped a portion of a mouse brain that could help explain which circuit disruptions may occur in Autism and Huntington's disease.