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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A global team has constructed the most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date. A global collaboration of over 150 researchers has created the most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian ...

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: ...