FeaturedNeuroscience·March 2, 2017·3 min readNew Mechanism to Control Information Flow in the BrainSst interneurons play a vital role in controlling information flow in the brain when we are awake and alert, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 28, 2013·4 min readNeuroscientists Pinpoint Location of Fear Memory in AmygdalaResearchers examine the how fear responses are learned, controlled, and memorized. They show that a particular class of neurons in a subdivision of the amygdala plays an active role in these processes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 8, 2012·4 min readSimple Mathematical Computations Underlie Brain CircuitsNeuroscientists report that two major classes of brain cells repress neural activity in specific mathematical ways: One type subtracts from overall activation, while the other divides it.Read More
