Reading Time: 4 minutesThis color-coded representation of a mouse cortex simulates the activity of brain cells. (Video via Allen Institute) Creating a virtual brain may sound like a
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Scientists enlist AI to map regions of the brain in unprecedented detail — and that’s just the start
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn AI-produced rendering shows a map of mouse brain regions, overlaid with network motifs. (UCSF Illustration) Scientists say an artificial intelligence program that they compare
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Scientists shine a laser light on the brain cells that show us illusions
Reading Time: 5 minutesAllen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions.
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Researchers develop a new set of genetic tools designed to treat brain diseases
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis color-coded graphic shows different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted by one of the genetic tools developed by scientists at
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Study turns up new clues, new questions in the search for the roots of consciousness
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis map of the human brain highlights areas in the prefrontal cortex (green) and the visual cortex (blue) that are thought to be associated with
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Scientists unveil new wiring diagram tracing millions of connections in a bit of brain tissue
Reading Time: 5 minutesAllen Institute researchers Leila Elabbady and Clay Reid examine brain mapping data from the MICrONS project. (Allen Institute Photo) Researchers say they’ve accomplished a feat
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