FRUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term memories of their surroundings; and even warn one another about the ...

However, technological challenges made it difficult for scientists to map ... human-AI collaboration consisting of neurobiologists, proofreaders, and computer scientists who came together to ...

However, questions remain about the rules and parameters that help set up that type of shifting system. One possibility comes ...

Alzheimer's disease may cause brain damage in two stages, according to new research supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that uses sophisticated brain mapping methods. Read further on ...

The viral vector worked in mice but required testing in a mature human brain model. On Earth, gravity forces cells to grow in ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 ...

This article reports a useful set of findings on how electrophysiological response properties of neurons correlate with their position in the brain. The evidence currently remains incomplete, with ...

Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich." ...

By scanning people's brains as they watched a handful of Hollywood flicks, scientists have created the most comprehensive map ...

This important paper takes a novel approach to the problem of automatically reconstructing long-range axonal projections from stacks of images. The key innovation is to separate the identification of ...

This innovative study aimed to investigate how brain networks respond to complex auditory and visual stimuli by screening ...

Brain networks light up differently depending on movie scenes. Complex scenes engage brain areas for problem-solving and planning. Study maps sensory and executive functions during varied movie scenes ...