A newly developed technique dubbed NeuroPAL is helping researchers investigate the dynamics of neural networks in the nervous system of microscopic worms. Read More
A brain network consisting of the thalamus, anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, and angular gyri was implicated in the loss, and return, of consciousness under both anesthetic and natural sleep. Read More
Researchers have identified a novel coupling mechanism that links neural networks in the human brain. Read More
An innovative new model helps predict how damaging conditions in the brain can be triggered by complex dynamics in branching neural networks. Read More
Fear and anxiety share overlapping neural circuits. The findings contradict the popular belief that anxiety and fear are distinct emotions with different triggers and segregated brain circuits. Read More
A new computational model predicts how information deep inside the brain could flow from one network to another, and how neural network clusters can self optimize over time. Read More
Microglia, immune cells that protect the brain from infection and inflammation, also appear to play a critical role in sculpting circuits in the developing brain. Read More
Discovery reveals neurons can lose their individuality in some conditions. The findings contradict the conventional belief that neurons always stay separated and never fuse. Read More
Researchers have identified a new role of bi-directional connections for accelerating communication between brain networks. Read More
Cortical thickness and regional brain connectivity pay an equally important role in linking brain and behavior. Read More
APOEe4, a gene associated with Alzheimer's disease risk, doesn't appear to directly affect memory performance or brain activity in older adults without cognitive impairment. However, the gene does seem to influence brain regions and systems that older at-risk adults activate to support successful memory recall. Read More
The activity of a network of dopamine neurons reflects both the innate preferences for smell and taste, as well as the physiological state of fruit flies. Read More
