A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section of a mammalian brain. This feat, part of the MICrONS Project, rivals the ...

Marathon runners experience reversible changes in their brain myelin. These findings indicate that myelin (a substance that surrounds the neurons) exhibits behavior that was previously unknown, and ...

Scientists from the Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks (MICRONS) consortium have published the microconnectome of a cubic millimeter of the mouse brain. This is the most complete map of this ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from "The Matrix," scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a ...

When we talk about human anatomy, the brain and the ... and cognitive functions like learning and memory. Furthemore, the brain is divided into several regions, including the cerebrum, cerebellum ...

get exposed to a variety of brain anatomy and specific parts of the brain, and hopefully spark an interest for a career in the brain sciences or medical field,” organizer Vanessa Reddin said in ...

Here’s how Ede suggests we do it: Cut back on sugar The brain does need some glucose at all times to function at its best, but Ede says that glucose does not need to come from dietary carbohydrates.

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...

A San Antonio discovery is on the edge of becoming the first big leap in stroke treatment in decades, according to James Lechleiter, PhD, professor of cell systems and anatomy at UT ... to restore the ...

Your body may move to the music on the dance floor, but how does your brain function when listening to tunes while you work? A lot of people swear one way or another — electronic music may speed up ...