Researchers studied the brain of a mouse while watching The Matrix and the results have been deemed awe-inspiring.

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a ...

memory formation hinges on connections between groups of engram cells, which are neurons thought to capture and store ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine identified a direct connection between cancer-related inflammation and the loss of motivation characteristic of advanced cancer. In a mouse study, they describe a brain ...

In the developing brain, neurons must navigate through complex and often crowded tissue to reach their final ...

Specialized “thirst” and “hunger” neurons in the amygdala operate through distinct circuits, influencing the drive to eat or ...

This week, researchers reported a brain circuit linked to the intensity of political behavior. Microbiologists found that the ...

This important computational study investigates homeostatic plasticity mechanisms that neurons may employ to achieve and maintain stable target activity patterns. The work extends previous analyses of ...