Combining advanced microscopy and mathematical modeling, researchers have discovered a pattern that governs the growth of neurons.
Time plays a key role when it comes to Weber's Law.
A mathematical model suggests a genetic mutation which extended the critical period by slowing prefrontal cortex development in two or more children 70,000 years ago was one factor for the emergence of recursive language and modern imagination.
Researchers report a need for open, general purpose simulation engines that can run different models of the brain at different levels of biological detail.
When faced with complex choices, people show bursts of exploration before settling into preferred options of higher value.
A new computational model reveals the impaired ability to integrate size and probability of reward in those with schizophrenia may be the result of a lack of consideration of the magnitude of the reward.
Fitting musicians with motion capture sensors and applying mathematical techniques, researchers discover how musicians communicate non-verbally while performing different pieces of music.
Researchers have developed a new mathematical model that analyzes the interactions between gut bacteria.
Researchers report older people may make riskier decisions than younger people.
A new study reports teens who sleep for less than 6 hours per night are at greater risk of mental health issues, substance abuse, accidents and other risk taking behaviors.
Researchers have developed a new mathematical model, which incorporates EEG data and evolutionary game theory, that bridges the gap between waves and random fluctuations in the brain.
A new mathematical model has shown how different gene variants enable random diversity in neurons.
