How a unique class of neurons may set the table for brain development

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.
GeekWire

Scientists create a supercomputer simulation that can reveal how the brain works, neuron by neuron

Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...
The Columbian

Scientists map portion of mouse’s brain

WASHINGTON — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date — a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they fire ...
Associated Press

Scientists map part of a mouse’s brain that’s so complex it looks like a galaxy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they ...
Princeton University

Scientists map the half-billion connections that allow mice to see

After nine years of painstaking work, an international team of researchers on Wednesday published a precise map of the vision centers of a mouse brain, revealing the exquisite structures and ...

Immune stress during pregnancy changes how fetal brain cells communicate, mouse study reveals

Research led by the SickKids Research Institute in Toronto and the University of Pennsylvania, has found that immune-related ...
CNN

Scientists reveal advance in brain research once thought impossible

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