Researchers discover how the brain changes when mastering a new skill
Learning a new skill may involve the generation of new neural activity patterns. ... Read More...
neural networks
How electrical stimulation reorganizes the brain
Brain stimulation resulted in progressive alterations to brain plasticity. ... Read More...
Neurons’ “antennae” are unexpectedly active in neural computation
When the soma of specific neurons is active, the dendrites of the same neuron are also active, even when animals are not engaged in a cognitively demanding task. ... Read More...
The scientific case for brain simulations
Researchers report a need for open, general purpose simulation engines that can run different models of the brain at different levels of biological detail.... Read More...
Music helps to build the brains of very premature babies
Music specially composed for preterm babies helps strengthen the development of neural networks and may help to limit neurodevelopmental delays often experienced by those born prematurely.... Read More...
How single neurons and brain networks support spatial navigation
Brain oscillations may help explain the link between individual neurons and larger scale networks for understanding spatial navigation.... Read More...
Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery
Functional connectivity problems associated with temporal lobe epilepsy appear to improve after surgery. ... Read More...
Flexibility of working memory from random connections
Researchers present a new model that may explain the flexibility of working memory.... Read More...
Researchers seek ‘fingerprints’ of severe mental diseases
Neuroimaging study finds significant changes in the brain associated with mental illnesses that could serve as a biomarker for diagnosis.... Read More...
Widespread brain connections enable face recognition
The connectivity between the face processing network and other networks associated with the processing of visual, social and auditory cues help predict how well we remember a familiar face.... Read More...
How our brain generates consciousness; and loses it
Medically induced loss of consciousness disrupts neuron population activity patterns by generating fewer discriminable network microstates, and fewer neuronal ensembles. Findings suggest local neuronal ensemble dynamics may contribute to the emergence of conscious states.... Read More...
Brain mapping: New technique reveals how information is processed
Combining infrared laser stimulation with ultra-high-field MRI, researchers revolutionize brain mapping.... Read More...