A new package of papers examines the largest map yet of mammalian brain tissue. The map shows one cubic millimeter worth of neurons in the visual cortex of a mouse. Many brain functions, particularly ...

Neuroscientific advances follow a pattern of visualizing the brain, measuring its function and then controlling it.

The atlas of gene expression in the prefrontal cortex was created using samples from almost 1,500 donors of all ages — from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each colored dot in this image represents a neuron that is firing during the decision-making process. - Daniel ...

The brain is often described in terms of cells and wiring. However, much of it is made of lipids that form the membranes of neurons, wrap nerve fibers with myelin, and help brain cells send and ...

A new company originating from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Center for Computer Vision (CVC) has ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers found eight body-like maps in the visual cortex that organize what we see ...

With a brain the size of a sesame seed, the lowly fruit fly is often considered a kitchen pest. But to neuroscientists, the flies are a treasure trove of information detailing how the brain’s ...

But models of the insect’s nervous system have been trained to solve a Rubik’s Cube, play video games and even parallel park a car.