Brain tissue is an optical mess. Water, lipids, and tangled cellular membranes all bend light in different directions. If ...

Using sensors and a light-activated drug, the team mapped neural pathways used by endogenous opioids to send pain relief ...

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 ...

Harnessing the muscle of one of the world's fastest supercomputers, researchers have built one of the largest and most detailed biophysically realistic brain simulations of an animal ever. This ...

Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those experienced in adulthood. A study conducted on mice at the University of São ...

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a chance to refuel. In everyday life, we learn to link cues we sense with what ...

Neuronal sequences in the medial prefrontal cortex of the brain encode critical information associated with a procedural rule. These sequences can be explored and leveraged as novel biomarkers for ...