Brain neurons process salience, valence and value separately to understand what is important—and what isn't

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...
New Scientist

We're about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...
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Restoring brain energy balance reverses advanced Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models

For over a century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease ...

Want to speed brain research? It's all in how you look at it.

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...
The Scientist

Strange Squeaks: A Uniquely Human Gene Alters Mouse “Songs”

A human-specific NOVA1 variant changed mouse vocalizations, potentially providing insights into the evolution of language. Darnell said the switch to the new NOVA1 variant likely occurred between ...