Researchers unravel a mechanism behind distinct organizational features in the visual cortex of mouse and ferrets Recent...
Neural Excitability, Synapses, and Glia
Picky neurons
In the visual thalamus, neurons are in contact with both eyes but respond to only one. The visual thalamus is...
Wiring diagrams can shed light on how brains operate
A novel approach to connectomics gives insights on the validity of brain models Our brains house about 85 billion...
Simplifying our world
Mice master complex thinking with a remarkable capacity for abstraction Categorization is the brain’s tool to organize...
Hot on the messenger’s trail
Scientists track mRNA molecules and newly synthesized proteins within living neurons Neurons communicate across vast...
The astonishing self-organization skills of the brain
Uncovering how neural circuits achieve a balance between excitation and inhibition A team of researchers from Tübingen...
How the brain teaches itself to see
A computational model gives insights into how spontaneous neural activity shapes connectivity in the developing visual...
The fruit fly and its comb-shaped neurons
The fruit fly is one of the best-studied organisms in the world. Yet it still leaves questions unanswered. For example...
Science on film, episode 4: Motivational states of the brain
Jennifer Li and Drew Robson are belonging to a new generation of research group leaders at the Max Planck Institute for...
A small molecule involved in depression
Findings could lead to a new therapeutic target Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent and debilitating illness...