The programmable proteins are compact, modular, and can be directed to modify DNA in human cells.

A new computational model explains how neurons linked to spatial navigation can also help store episodic memories.

Machine-learning models let neuroscientists study the impact of auditory processing on real-world hearing.

McGovern Institute neuroscientists use children’s interests to probe language in the brain.

At a symposium of the Simons Center for the Social Brain, six speakers described a diversity of recently launched studies aimed at improving understanding of the autistic brain.

Research could help improve motor rehabilitation programs and assistive robot control.

A detailed new look at dopamine signaling suggests neuroscientists’ model of reinforcement learning may need to be revised.

New research reveals what it takes for a protein that is best known for protecting cells against death to take on the opposite role.

Using fMRI, the research team identified 24 networks that perform specific functions within the brain’s cerebral cortex.

The newly identified pathways appear to relay emotional information that helps to shape the motivation to take action.