FeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2021·3 min readFine-Tuning Motivation in the BrainResearchers implicate neurons in the anterior insula cortex as a driving force for motivation in the brain, according to a new mouse study.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 18, 2021·3 min readMammalian Motivation Circuits: Maybe They’re Born With ItResearchers have identified a pre-programmed neural circuit in the basolateral amygdala of mice that processes both positive and negative stimuli.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·November 5, 2020·4 min readHow Does the Brain Process Fear?Study reveals the globus pallidus plays a critical role in fear processing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2020·3 min readHow to Figure Out What You Don’t KnowTesting multiple computational models of the nervous system, researchers discover that just because a model can make accurate predictions about data, this doesn't always translate into the underlying logic of the biological system it represents.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 18, 2020·4 min readHow chandelier cells light up the brainChandelier cells have an unusual direct method of communication. Unlike other neurons, chandelier cells connect directly to the part of a target neuron that initiates a spike.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 11, 2020·2 min readHow to tune out common odors and focus on important onesResearchers explain how odor habituation occurs. Familiar smells can be ignored in favor of new odors that are faint, but important.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·April 16, 2020·4 min readResearchers investigate overactive immune cells as cause of COVID-19 deathsStudy investigates whether overactive immune cells that produce neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are responsible for more severe and lethal cases of coronavirus.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 27, 2020·3 min readNew look at odd holes involved in taste, Alzheimer’s, and asthmaMicroscopy study sheds light on the function of two calcium homeostasis modulators.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 24, 2019·4 min readMice, like humans, fidget when deep in thoughtJust like humans, mice fidget more while deep in thought.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 21, 2019·3 min readUnderstanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishesA biological neural network which is sculpted by evolution provides a scaffolding to facilitate quick and easy learning.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·July 22, 2019·3 min readQuantifying how the brain smellsThe olfactory experience is subjective. The perception of odors depends on the context and prior experience of an individual.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 1, 2019·3 min readDetailed New Primate Brain Atlas Could Lead to Disease InsightsResearchers have created a 3D reconstruction of a marmoset brain that could help offer insights into human neural connectivity.Read More
