Brain & Behavior

The nervous system of the worm

When Male and Female Brain Connections Break Down Differently

23.11.2020

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders tend to strike one sex more than the other; and for...

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A New Look at the Social Brain

16.11.2020

Brain & Behavior

Uncovering the neural circuits that process "looks" may advance research into anxiety, autism and other impairments in social behavior

A Measure of Smell

A Measure of Smell

11.11.2020

Math & Computer Science, Brain & Behavior, Technology & Applications

Meeting a 100-year-old challenge could lead the way to digital aromas

Butterflies in the Brain

Butterflies in the Brain

02.11.2020

Brain & Behavior

Structures that emerge from neural responses may be basic “units” of organization

Creativity Emerges from Spontaneous Neural Activity

Creativity Emerges from Spontaneous Neural Activity

22.10.2020

Brain & Behavior

Creative ideas are linked to resting fluctuations that begin as a kind of noise

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Wrong on Time

19.10.2020

Brain & Behavior

“Prediction errors” in learning occurring near the “time circuits” in our brain alter our sense of time

Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

Repeated Pregnancy Loss May Be Tied to the Olfactory System

29.09.2020

Brain & Behavior, Fertility

Understanding the connection could lead to a new search for the causes of unexplained spontaneous miscarriage

Context is Crucial

Context is Crucial

17.09.2020

Brain & Behavior

Comparing whisking motion in free-roaming and immobilized rats reveals key differences

Two-photon microscope image of a direction-selective cell in a mouse retina (the cell and its dendritic tree are in red) and the starburst (green) cells surrounding that mediate the computation of motion direction

Changing Direction

18.08.2020

Brain & Behavior

Direction-selection cells in the retina can flip their orientations

One-Sided Memories and Sleep

One-Sided Memories and Sleep

03.08.2020

Brain & Behavior

A unique sleep experiment to uncover brain activity comes up smelling of roses

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