Brain activity ‘dictionary’ predicts what rats will do in advance

"For every action the animal was performing in the cage, we were able to understand what calculations the neurons were doing in that brain."

U. Oregon • futurity
Jan. 6, 2022 ~5 min

Exercise ‘sweet spot’ reverses cognitive decline in aging mice

Research reveals that the right amount of exercise can reverse cognitive decline in mice and boost spatial learning and memory.

U. Queensland • futurity
Dec. 29, 2021 ~4 min


Brain wrinkles and folds matter – researchers are studying the mechanics of how they form

Understanding how brain folding works could help researchers better diagnose and treat neurodevelopmental disorders.

Weiying Dai, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York • conversation
Dec. 16, 2021 ~8 min

Mapping how the 100 billion cells in the brain all fit together is the brave new world of neuroscience

Scientists have been mapping the brain for centuries. New visualization tools bring them one step closer to understanding where thoughts come from and new ways to treat neurological disorders.

Yongsoo Kim, Associate Professor of Neural and Behavioral Sciences, Penn State • conversation
Nov. 18, 2021 ~8 min

Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ hint at treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Cambridge researchers have developed ‘mini brains’ that allow them to study a fatal and untreatable neurological disorder causing paralysis and dementia – and

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 21, 2021 ~7 min

The 2021 Nobel Prize for medicine helps unravel mysteries about how the body senses temperature and pressure

The joint award recognizes the long road to deciphering the biology behind the brain’s ability to sense its surroundings – work that paves the way for a number of medical and biological breakthroughs.

Steven D. Munger, Professor of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida • conversation
Oct. 5, 2021 ~9 min

‘Second brain’ discovery could lead to IBS treatments

New discoveries about the science of the "second brain" in our guts could lead to ways to treat irritable bowel syndrome and other disorders.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~5 min

Busted body clocks mess with fight or flight response

New research in mice finds that the daily release of hormones relies on coordinated body clocks in two parts of the hypothalamus.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~6 min


How the brain forms memories that link two unrelated things

Ever had a smell or song take you back to a specific place? New research reveals how the brain creates these associative memories.

UC Irvine • futurity
Sept. 23, 2021 ~6 min

Mice have more synapses connecting neurons than primates

In a surprising finding, researchers have discovered that even though primates are "smarter" than mice, the rodents actually have more synapses per neuron.

Alison Caldwell - U. Chicago • futurity
Sept. 23, 2021 ~9 min

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