Shaping the social networks of neurons
Researchers have identified a protein complex that both attracts and repels neurons during brain development.... Read More...
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New insight into brain connectivity
Researchers have developed a new framework that sheds new light on changes in the brain's activity and connections.... Read More...
Your Brain: Individual & Unique
Individual variations define a specific structural fingerprint with a direct impact on the functional organization of individual brains. The findings stress the importance of using individual models to understand brain function.... Read More...
Research identifies changes in neural circuits underlying self-control during adolescence
Structure and functional coupling in the rostrolateral prefrontal cortex supports age relates improvements in executive abilities.... Read More...
Newly identified dendritic action potentials give humans unique brain power
Computational power is amplified in the brain by newly discovered action potentials in dendrites.... Read More...
The fetal brain possesses adult-like networks
Features of the functional connectome are present in the fetal brain during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.... Read More...
A new theory of brain organization takes aim at the mystery of consciousness
Entropy during consciousness is higher than during unconscious states.... Read More...
Brain networks more stable in individuals with higher cognitive abilities
Higher intelligence was associated with higher temporal stability of brain network modularity. Brain regions of the dorsal attention network contributed most to the observed effect.... Read More...
Dementia spreads via connected brain networks
A new brain mapping study allows for individual predictions of the progression of frontotemporal dementia.... Read More...
Computer model helps make sense of human memory
A newly developed artificial neural network allowed researchers to insert inhibitory circuits into the model, altering the excitatory circuits and enabling them to extend associative memory.... Read More...
Finding the root of consciousness: Is this brain cell your ‘mind’s eye’?
Researchers believe they have identified specific neurons that are responsible for conscious awareness. Previous studies have implicated both thalamocortical circuits and cortico-cortico circuits in consciousness. The new study reports these networks intersect via L5p neurons. Directly activating L5p neurons made mice react to weaker sensory stimuli. The researchers say if consciousness requires L5p neurons, all brain activity without them must be unconscious.... Read More...
Mice, like humans, fidget when deep in thought
Just like humans, mice fidget more while deep in thought. ... Read More...