Scientists complete first drafts of developing mammalian brain cell atlases

A global consortium of scientists has created the first and most detailed "developmental maps" of the mammalian brain (from ...
Devdiscourse

Brain Waves: Cracking the Code of Focus and Distraction

MIT researchers discovered that circling waves in the brain's prefrontal cortex help regain focus following distraction. These waves, similar to herders, guide the cortex back on track, observed in ...

Blind volunteers test visual neuroprosthesis that communicates with brain in real time

Blindness profoundly affects people's lives. Around the world, several laboratories, including the Biomedical ...
Daily Excelsior

Study describes rotating waves in brain that help one focus after brief distraction

A study has described a brain process involving circling waves coordinated by neurons in the prefrontal cortex, which helps ...
The Healthy @Reader's Digest

Doing This for 30 Minutes a Day Can Slow Brain Aging, New Study Says

Neurologists say this simple type of training could counteract up to 10 years' worth of "age-related declines." ...
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Opioid use disorder is associated with changes in brain structure, function

Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...
eLife

Tonotopy is not preserved in a descending stage of auditory cortex

This revised manuscript presents an important characterization of mouse auditory cortex receptive field organization, utilizing two-photon imaging of specific subpopulations. They demonstrate a ...