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·September 22, 2022·4 min read

Attention and Running Influence Individual Brain Cells Independently

Spatial attention and running influence individual neurons independently with different dynamics.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 28, 2023·5 min read

Biological Brains Outpace AI in Learning, Thanks to Structured Exploration

When it comes to rapid learning, the biological brain seems to have an edge over current AI technology. Scientists worked with different models of reinforcement learning to understand the algorithms that the brain uses to learn. They found that the directed exploration used by animals makes learning more efficient and requires less experience, unlike artificial agents that explore randomly.

Featured Neuroscience

·October 5, 2021·4 min read

Brain Circuits That Control Fear Responses Revealed

Researchers have identified a neural circuit that regulates threat response in mice.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 28, 2018·4 min read

Brain Wide Tracing of Single Neurons Reveals Breadth of Information Transfer From Visual Cortex

A new study reveals the majority of V1 neurons project to higher visual areas in a non-random manner.

Featured Neuroscience

·June 10, 2022·4 min read

For Communication Between Brain Areas, Milliseconds Matter

Researchers identified how the primary visual cortex and the lateromedial area of the cerebral cortex influence one another, and how this communication changes over rapid timespans.

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·January 25, 2018·4 min read

Honeycomb Maze Offers Significant Improvement Over Current Spatial Navigational Tests

Researchers have developed a new maze to help test spatial and navigational memory. The new honeycomb maze is a significant improvement over the standard Morris Water Maze, researchers report.

This shows a cartoon of a mouse in a maze and a hawk flying over

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·May 25, 2022·5 min read

Mice Choose Best Escape Route Without Ever Experiencing Threat

After only ten minutes in a novel environment, mice are able to learn the shortest escape route even if they have no experience of a threat in the location.

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·May 14, 2020·3 min read

Mouse and human eye movements share important similarity

New eye-tracking technology monitors naturalistic eye movements in mice and discovers similarities and differences with human eye movement.

Featured Neuroscience

·November 8, 2018·3 min read

Neurons that Fire Together, Don’t Always Wire Together

Researchers have identified a new rule of connectivity for neurons in the neocortex, contradicting the popular belief "neurons that fire together, wire together".