Researchers have mapped several direct routes between the human thalamus and amygdala that may help the brain respond rapidly ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden layer of organization in the brain by creating the first detailed 3D map of its lipids, ...

Credit: Allen Institute Scientists exploring the brain’s “blue place” discovered the longest neuron ever measured in a mouse ...

A new package of papers examines the largest map yet of mammalian brain tissue. The map shows one cubic millimeter worth of neurons in the visual cortex of a mouse. Many brain functions, particularly ...

An MRI scan typically provides information at the millimetre scale. The new atlases offer a finer view of the brain's ...

The atlas of gene expression in the prefrontal cortex was created using samples from almost 1,500 donors of all ages — from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Each colored dot in this image represents a neuron that is firing during the decision-making process. - Daniel ...

IIT Madras's Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre is pioneering a project to create detailed 3D maps of 100 human brains, spanning from foetal stages to old age.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they ...

With a brain the size of a sesame seed, the lowly fruit fly is often considered a kitchen pest. But to neuroscientists, the flies are a treasure trove of information detailing how the brain’s ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found that the brain holds a ‘map’ of the body that remains unchanged even after a limb has been amputated, contrary to the prevailing view that it ...

The recently released "connectome" joins a previously completed map of an adult female fruit fly’s brain. The digital 3D diagrams allow scientists to trace precise neural paths in the bugs’ brains, wh ...