A newly discovered circuit helps fish to prioritize. Being constantly flooded by a mass of stimuli, it is impossible for...
Integrative Physiology and Behavior
Tracing the many paths of vision
New study decodes the molecular diversity of neurons in the zebrafish retina. Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are the...
Mice under stress
Social status influences behavior of stressed mice in a sex-specific way. Chronic stress negatively impacts the well-being...
Word contexts enhance the neural representation of individual...
Visual context facilitates perception, but how this is neurally implemented remains unclear. One example of contextual...
What social distancing does to a brain
Scientists discover a neuropeptide that reflects the current state of a fish’s social environment. Have you recently...
Evolutionary and heritable axes shape our brain
Every region has its place in the brain. However, it has been unclear why brain regions are located where they are. Now...
Using walls to navigate the room
Scientists discover a brain circuit that signals the direction and distance of boundaries in the environment to help...
From fluffy to valuable: How the brain recognises objects
To recognise a chair or a dog, our brain separates them into their individual properties and then puts them back...
The right cells in the right spot
Neurons in a visual brain area of zebrafish are arranged as a map for catching prey. Spotting, pursuing and catching prey...
What lies between grey and white in the brain
Traditionally, neuroscience regards the brain as being made up of two basic tissue types. Billions of neurons make up the...