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·April 10, 2026·9 min read

Neuromodulators Organize Sequential Brain Activity Patterns

Researchers mapped the entire nervous system of a worm to show how it plans turns to find smells. The study reveals a 10-neuron sequence coordinated by the chemical tyramine.

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·March 30, 2026·6 min read

Decoding Complexity: Targeting Individual Pathways in the Cortex

Scientists have developed a new optogenetic tool to control specific long-range connections in the primate brain. This allows for the precise activation or silencing of communication pathways involved in complex behavior.

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·February 12, 2026·6 min read

Neural Afterburn: Brain Rewires Itself to Boost Endurance

Building endurance isn't just about muscles, it's about the brain. New research suggests that a specific "afterburn" of brain activity following a workout is the secret to getting stronger, effectively rewiring your neural circuits to power your heart and lungs.

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·October 8, 2015·4 min read

Closed Loop System Could Detect and Heal Disease by Modulating Peripheral Nerve Activity

Researchers have begun to work on a new closed loop system which will treat diseases by modulating the activity of peripheral nerves.

This image shows the convergence of two groups of nerve cells, one responding to a smell pheromone (green) and the other carrying taste-pheromone signals (red).

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·August 13, 2015·4 min read

Tracking the Neural Circuits Responsible for Driving Mate Choice in Flies

A new study explores how a the neural circuitry of a fly assesses the sutability of a potential mate.

This image shows neurons and other cells in the anterior pharynx of C. elegans nematode.

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·July 26, 2015·7 min read

What Worm Feeding Behavior Can Teach Us About Human Heart Function

According to a new study, a newly discovered feeding behavior in C. elegans could help researchers gain new insights into human heart function.

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·March 26, 2015·2 min read

Sea Slugs Help Researchers Map How Neurons Fire

Research demonstrates how the complex locomotion of Aplysia can be simplified and interpreted.

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·March 18, 2015·3 min read

Researcher Explores Decoding of Complex Neural Circuits

Researchers develop a new method that utilizes lasers, which they hope will help decode complex neural circuits.

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·November 20, 2014·2 min read

Imagination and Reality Flow in Opposite Directions in the Brain

Researchers track the electrical activity in the brains of people who alternately imagined scenes or watched real scenes on video.

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·November 6, 2014·2 min read

Researchers Provide First Peek at How Neurons Multitask

A new study sheds light on how a single neuron can perform multiple functions in a model organism.

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·February 19, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Identify the Switch That Says It’s Time to Sleep

Researchers discover the switch in the brain which helps promote sleep.

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·December 17, 2013·2 min read

Research Team Finds Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine Addiction

Researchers suggest a method of biologically manipulating neural circuitry could lead to a new pharmacological approach which could weaken cocaine withdrawal.

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neural circuits

Neuromodulators Organize Sequential Brain Activity Patterns

Decoding Complexity: Targeting Individual Pathways in the Cortex

Neural Afterburn: Brain Rewires Itself to Boost Endurance

Closed Loop System Could Detect and Heal Disease by Modulating Peripheral Nerve Activity

Tracking the Neural Circuits Responsible for Driving Mate Choice in Flies

What Worm Feeding Behavior Can Teach Us About Human Heart Function

Sea Slugs Help Researchers Map How Neurons Fire

Researcher Explores Decoding of Complex Neural Circuits

Imagination and Reality Flow in Opposite Directions in the Brain

Researchers Provide First Peek at How Neurons Multitask

Scientists Identify the Switch That Says It’s Time to Sleep

Research Team Finds Hope for Pharmacological Solution to Cocaine Addiction

Healthy Plant-Based Eating Lowers Dementia Risk

Estrogen Levels at the Moment of Trauma Predict PTSD

Toddler Habits Predict Teenage Fitness

Brain’s Endurance Program: Hypothalamus Remembers Exercise

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