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Researchers used color-coded proteins to reveal the identity of the cells in the organoids they produced. In four organoids that simulate the embryo’s central nervous system, the magenta marks proteins associated with the development of the forebrain and the midbrain, the green, the hindbrain and the red, the center of the spinal cord
01.06.2024

Researchers from the University of Michigan and the Weizmann Institute develop the first-ever complete central nervous system on a chip; it...

A section of a mouse brain under the microscope. The yellow color shows the complex structure of a mature oligodendrocyte, with numerous branches that reach out to the surrounding cells
01.08.2023

A new study in mice could pave the way to personalized therapy for depression, anxiety and other stress-related disorders known to produce...

Seeing Things Differently: The Secret Life of Our Eyes
26.12.2022

Tracking our eyes’ motion when we are faced with a visual challenge may help researchers uncover neural encoding in the brain

Photo by Yossi Yovel
24.08.2022

A new study suggests that neurons are not programmed for a single task, but rather are highly dynamic and agile

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant
31.05.2022

A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression

Inhibitory mouse neurons – viewed under a microscope
13.04.2021

A study of lab-grown neurons reveals a new regulatory mechanism for keeping the On-Off switches in our brain in balance

A Brain Mechanism underlying “Vision” in the Blind is Revealed
07.01.2021

Researchers observed slow spontaneous fluctuations in the brain’s visual centers that preceded visual hallucinations in blind people

Creativity Emerges from Spontaneous Neural Activity
22.10.2020

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

Context is Crucial
17.09.2020

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

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