FeaturedNeuroscience·March 8, 2016·4 min readWhich Way Is Up? Neurons That Infer Direction of Gravity DiscoveredA new study suggests cells in the visual cortex can help humans orientate themselves and predict how objects will behave.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 3, 2016·4 min readVirtual Neurons Created by Blue Brain and the Allen InstituteNew, highly realistic computerized models of neurons from a mouse visual cortex have been developed.Read More
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FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 15, 2016·4 min readSame Gene Dictates Size of Two Sensory Areas in the BrainNew findings have implications for better understanding how the human brain evolved and how it differs between people.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·February 5, 2016·5 min readScientists Find Brain Plasticity Assorted in Functional NetworksResearchers report on the complex actions of how brain cells change as a result of different experiences.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 27, 2016·5 min readHow The Brain Communicates on Several ChannelsResearchers demonstrate that the visual cortex in human subjects uses different frequency channels depending on the direction of the information being transported.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience Videos·January 4, 2016·4 min readUnderstanding The Brain’s Building Blocks With GeneticsResearchers have created a detailed taxonomy of cells in the mouse visual cortex based on single-cell gene expression.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 24, 2015·6 min readMachines That Learn Like HumansResearchers report AI could learn to recognize objects in from just a few examples and may better model human cognition.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 7, 2015·3 min readPhysical Activity Leaves Brain More Open to ChangeExercise may enhance brain plasticity, a new study reports.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 18, 2015·3 min readHow Do Our Brains See The World Around Us?Researchers reveal how the brain makes sense of still objects and motion to help us navigate the world around us.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·November 11, 2015·5 min readFaster Brain Waves Make Shorter Gaps in the Visual SystemA new study investigates how the speed of our brain waves helps us process visual information.Read More
