Optical imaging of intracellular Ca2+ influx as a correlate of neuronal excitation represents a standard technique for...
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Erin Schuman is awarded the 2020 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
The Louis-Jeantet Foundation is recognizing Erin Schuman for her work on local protein synthesis at neuronal synapses. The...
Everything is relative: How flies see the world
The neural code in the fly brain continuously adapts to environmental conditions. Our visual system is extremely good at...
In Vivo Imaging of CREB Dynamics: Coupling Sensory Experience to...
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a first-of-its-kind approach for studying...
The anticipation of events in time
Humans anticipate events signaled by sensory cues. It is commonly assumed that two uncertainty parameters modulate the...
Artificial intelligence as behavioral analyst
Computer algorithms disassemble prey capture behavior of zebrafish into its components What is the common ground between...
Decision-making process becomes visible in the brain
Transparent fish larvae reveal how a decision makes its way through the brain Without hardly noticing, we make countless...
The neocortex is critical for learning and memory is more...
New study finds that the auditory cortex is indispensable for threat memory, in particular for naturalistic stimuli. A...
Virtual “moonwalk” for science reveals distortions...
In order to orient ourselves in space, and to find our way around, we form mental maps of our surroundings. But what...
The Science of a Billboard Hit Song
Why is it that people find songs such as James Taylor’s “Country Roads,” UB40’s “Red, Red Wine,” or The...