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Image shows a bundle of neurons in the mini brain. The mini brain is bright pink and the neurons are purple and white.

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·October 1, 2015·5 min read

How to Make a Mini Brain

In a new paper, researchers describe how to make a mini-brain with low expense and relative ease.

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·September 29, 2015·8 min read

Study Identifies 65 Genes Involved in Autism

A new study reports researchers have identified 65 genes that play a crucial role in autism spectrum disorder.

Image shows a reconstruction of cerebral cortex neurons using the SegEM program.

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·September 28, 2015·3 min read

Speeding Up Reconstruction of the Connectome

Researchers have developed new software that speeds up connectome analysis by up-to ten times.

Image shows a crystal structure of the mu-opioid receptor bound to a morphinan antagonists.

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·September 22, 2015·4 min read

Key Morphine Regulator That May Reduce Risk of Pain Killer Addiction Identified

According to a new study, researchers have found that a specific molecule controls morphine receptor signaling in a small group of brain cells.

Diagram of neurons with synchronous activity network.

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·September 10, 2015·4 min read

Small Brain Models Distort Contact Intensity Between Neurons

A new study looks at some of the current limitations of computational models for neuroscience research.

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·September 8, 2015·3 min read

Reversing Animal Behavior Through Synaptic Engineering

A new study reports animal behavior can be reversed by manipulating neural communication.

A VG3 amacrine cell (top, in green) is shown superimposed with an object motion detector cell (bottom, green). Each of the neurons is expressing sidekick-2, an adhesion molecule that allows the two neurons to find each other and connect. G: Nerve. Credit: Dr. Joshua R. Sanes.

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·August 31, 2015·6 min read

Built-In Delay Allows Us to See Small Moving Objects

A new study reveals how motion sensing neurons are linked to other cells in the eye.

This shows how synaptic transmission occurs.

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·August 28, 2015·4 min read

Lighting Up Learning: Light Sensitive Switch Regulates Protein Implicated in Synaptic Plasticity

Researchers have developed a light-sensitive switch that regulates a protein implicated in synaptic plasticity. The researchers believe the photoswitch could help shed light on learning, memory and neurodegeneration.

This image shows a synaptic terminals captured via the brainbow technique.

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·August 27, 2015·4 min read

Surprising Data About Visual Connections in the Brain Revealed by ‘Brainbow’

A new study contradicts other research which indicates neurodevelopment weeds out most of the connections between retinal ganglion axons and target cells in the brain.