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·June 10, 2016·4 min read

Fish Can Recognize Human Faces

A new study reports a species of tropical fish are able to distinguish between human faces.

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·February 15, 2016·4 min read

Same Gene Dictates Size of Two Sensory Areas in the Brain

New findings have implications for better understanding how the human brain evolved and how it differs between people.

Image shows synapses in the somatosensotry cortex.

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·December 29, 2015·5 min read

A New Method for Analyzing Synaptic Density

Researchers have developed a machine learning tool that could help further understanding of synaptic activity in learning and neurodevelopment.

Ball-and-stick model of the serotonin molecule.

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·December 28, 2015·3 min read

Absence of Serotonin Alters Function and Development of Brain Circuits

A new study describes the role serotonin plays in brain development.

Image shows axons and dendrites of different neurons.

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·December 1, 2015·3 min read

Untangling the Wiring of the Neocortex

Researchers decipher the neural connections of the mouse neocortex, an area of the brain that appears to play a key role in perception and cognition.

Illustration of a brain with balls inside all networked together.

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·October 13, 2015·5 min read

A Closer View of the Brain

Researchers have succeeded in comprehensively imaging a potion of a mouse brain at the nanoscale level.

This is a photo of a virtual brain slice.

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·October 8, 2015·3 min read

Building a Digital Piece of Brain

Researchers present 'first draft' of Blue Brain Project's digital reconstruction of the neocortex of a juvenile rat.

Diagram of how the oscillations impact the hippocampus.

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·September 21, 2015·3 min read

Memory Consolidated by Three Step Brain Oscillation

A new study shows how a three step brain oscillation plays an important role in memory consolidation.

This is a cartoon of two surprised looking mice.

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·August 27, 2015·4 min read

Cholinergic Neurons Send Brain Wide Broadcasts, Enabling the Ability to Learn From the Unexpected

A new study reports cholinergic neurons in the basal forebrain respond to reward and punishment with unusual speed and precision.

This shows a compact white cube and compact purple cube. The models represent brain tissue.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·August 11, 2015·4 min read

The Brain is Not as Compact as Previously Thought

A new study reports researchers have developed an innovative method to examine brain structure and have discovered that the brain is not as compact as previously thought.

This is a 3D reconstruction of 13 axons.

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·July 31, 2015·4 min read

Taking a Trip Through the Brain

Researchers have developed a new imaging tool that is able to generate images of the brain of an adult mouse at a scale previously thought unachievable.