A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs known as assembloids, which are derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) ...

Scientists have identified a unique form of cell messaging occurring in the human brain, revealing just how much we still have to learn about its mysterious inner workings. Excitingly, the discovery ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

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This article and associated images are based on a poster originally authored by Zhong Yu, Parker Ellingson, Denise Sullivan, Ben Streeter, Austin Passaro, Stacie Chvatal and Daniel Millard and ...

Optogenetic climbing fiber activation regulates experience-dependent plasticity in the primary somatosensory cortex of mice, suggesting a role of the olivo-cerebellum in instructive signaling across ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making. The findings from Princeton neuroscientists may one day improve how ...

The 1950s were a relatively rudimentary era for experimental neurophysiology. Recording the electrical activity of neurons wasn’t uncommon, but the methods often demanded considerable patience and ...

Macaques are often studied because their brains share many similarities with human brains. However, this study revealed an ...

The journey started with an enigma in the zebrafish embryo: some endothelial cells, actively involved in the initial stages ...