Yale Researchers Examine How the Brain Weighs Value
Steak or ice cream? To make the choice, the brain assigns a value to each option. For example, at dinnertime, the steak may be ranked…
Steak or ice cream? To make the choice, the brain assigns a value to each option. For example, at dinnertime, the steak may be ranked…
A new study from MIT provides evidence for an alternative timekeeping system that relies on the neurons responsible for producing a specific action. Depending on…
The first study to actually count the number of cortical neurons in the brains of a number of carnivores, including cats and dogs, has found…
The most dramatic divergence between humans and other primates can be found in the brain, the primary organ that gives our species its identity. However,…
Engineered tissue containing human stem cells has allowed paraplegic rats to walk independently and regain sensory perception. The implanted rats also show some degree of…
New research from the University of Edinburgh reveals that Chimpanzee brains may be more different from those of humans than was previously thought. The study…
Using a technique that relies on a new type of light-sensitive protein, researchers have devised a way to control single neurons using optogenetics. Researchers at…
New research from Yale University reveals that patients with different types of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have impairments in unique brain systems, indicating that there may…
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have now shown that even six-month-old babies have a sense of…
New research from Yale University reveals that the laminin alpha 5 molecule is crucial to the maturing of the adolescent brain. For a decade, the…
According to MIT neuroscientists, the existence of “silent engrams” suggests that existing models of memory formation should be revised. Learning and memory are generally thought…
A newly published study from the Harvard Medical School casts doubt on the prevailing model of fixed memory formation, suggesting that the brain may be…
Neuroscientists from MIT have shown, for the first time, that recalling a memory requires a “detour” circuit that branches off from the original memory circuit….
Research from MIT suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, revealing a new way to reverse memory loss by blocking an enzyme…
Researchers from MIT and Stanford have developed a way to label neurons when they become active, essentially providing a snapshot of their activity at a…
New research from Yale University reveals that a common sedative may help combat common viral infections that can cause birth defects in developing babies. The…
Researchers have developed reconstruction software that allows them to fly through the brain tissue at unprecedented speed, gaining about 10-fold speedup for data analysis in…
New research from MIT reveals that memories are formed simultaneously in the hippocampus and the long-term storage location in the brain’s cortex. When we visit…