The researchers developed a new analytical approach called the “latent circuit model” to make sense of these complex neural networks. Rather than trying to track how each nerve cell influences ...

Scientists have uncovered a dedicated brain circuit that distinguishes between direct fear and fear learned by observing ...

F1 season kicks off with two electrifying back-to-back race weekends, the world remains captivated by the high-speed ...

A key question in both clinical and basic neuroscience research is how to create synaptic connections to restore function to a damaged or malfunctioning neural circuit. To date, pharmacological ...

Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new details about how the brain organises learned vocalisations such as birdsong.

To investigate this phenomenon, the team conducted a series of real-time brain imaging experiments in mice, tracking ... precise control of neural activity with light, to manipulate this pathway. When ...

CMOS technology has also enabled the integration of neural electrodes with amplifier circuits, reducing the size of the backend circuit. Long-term stability of MEAs is crucial but challenged by ...