FeaturedNeuroscience·April 17, 2023·5 min readA Brain Model Learns to DriveA new AI model that mimics the neural architecture and connections of the hippocampus is able to alter its synaptic connections as it moves a car-like virtual robot.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 27, 2023·3 min readDigital Twin Approaches Enabled by Cutting-Edge Brain Modelling AdvancesUsing a new technology called The Virtual Brain, researchers are able to create personalized computerized brain models of individual patients based on their anatomy, structural connectivity, and brain dynamics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 24, 2023·3 min readA New Full-Scale 3D Structural Model of the Human HippocampusResearchers have developed a new 3D, high-resolution model of the CA1 area of the human hippocampus.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 15, 2022·3 min readMultilevel Brain Atlases Provide Tools for Better Mental Health DiagnosisA newly developed brain atlas could help with the study and diagnosis of mental health and neurodegenerative disorders by correlating brain networks with underlying anatomical structures.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 26, 2022·3 min readNew Method for Measuring Brain Activity Could Help Multiple Sclerosis PatientsResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·October 1, 2022·5 min readNew Marker of ALS Outcome IdentifiedUsing MEG neuroimaging, researchers have identified a new marker that can be used to predict the clinical outcomes for those suffering from ALS.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 27, 2022·3 min readMechanisms of Psychostimulants on Attention and Learning RevealedPsychostimulants increase dopamine levels, enhancing task-relevant cortical signals by acting on the striatum and the difference in dopamine synthesis capacity in the striatum explains the variability in the drugs' cognitive effects.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 19, 2022·4 min readFour New Brain Areas Involved in Many Cognitive Processes MappedResearchers 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 29, 2022·3 min readSeven New Areas in the Insular Cortex IdentifiedResearchers at the Human Brain Project have identified and mapped 7 new areas of the insular cortex.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2022·3 min readShedding New Light on Human Brain OrganizationA new map of the human brain reveals cells, receptors, and gene activity change along the same boundaries.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·May 19, 2022·4 min readHow the Volumes of Brain Regions Change in Parkinson’s DiseaseVolume decreases in cortical areas, the amygdala, and basal forebrain in Parkinson's patients correlated with worsening symptoms of the disease.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 12, 2022·4 min readStrange Dreams Might Help Your Brain Learn BetterDreams that appear to be simultaneously realistic and bizarre help our brains learn and extract generic concepts from previous experiences, a new study reports.Read More
