For over 100 years, scientists have agreed that discrete collections of brain cells fire off signals to other brain areas through a series of interconnected fibers. In a new study, researchers applied ...

From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the ...

Vision happens when patterns of light entering the eye are converted into reliable patterns of brain activity. This ...

A part of the brain that is about the size of a sunflower seed in people could play a big role in our food consumption ...

Neuroscientists and computer scientists from Princeton University, the Allen Institute and Baylor College of Medicine have just released a collection of data that marries a 3-D wiring diagram with the ...

What happens here matters everywhere. by Alan Boyle on April 9, 2025 at 8:00 am April 9, 2025 at 9:11 am Allen Institute researchers Leila Elabbady and Clay Reid examine brain mapping data from the ...

New research shows that mild COVID-19 alters brain structure and connectivity in key areas responsible for memory and cognition, emphasizing the lasting effects on young people’s brain health. Study: ...