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Surprising Synchrony
Our corpus callosum is a bundle of fibers that allows our brains’ left and right hemispheres to communicate – but even in people born without these connections, the hemispheres are still somehow able...
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Flexible Scanner
A new kind of non-invasive brain scanner uses ultra-thin material to record high-resolution maps of brain activity, a new study reports. The scandalous new ultrathin array bares all. The scanner is...
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Psychopathic Anatomy
The brains of psychopaths have a significant physical difference from those of non-psychopaths, says a new study. Inside the mind of a psychopath. (I was expecting it to be...scarier...somehow.) In a...
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Guiding Neuron Growth
Our neurons’ growth can be shaped by tiny cues from spinning microparticles in the fluids that surround them, a new study reports. An axon gets all friendly with a spinnin' microparticle. The branching...
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The Memory Master
A gene that may underlie the molecular mechanisms of memory has been identified, says a new study. Some of us feel that "yellow" and "red" are open to interpretation... The gene’s called neuronal PAS...
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Taking Vision Apart
For the first time, scientists have created neuron-by-neuron maps of brain regions corresponding to specific kinds of visual information, and specific parts of the visual field, says a new study. At...
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Podcast 1: Our Interview With Joshua Vogelstein
Here it is – the first Connectome podcast! Download: connectome-podcast-episode-1-final2.mp3 Click here to subscribe in iTunes. Join us as we talk with Joshua Vogelstein, a leading connectomics...
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Learning Expectations
Researchers have isolated a specific pathway our brains use when learning new beliefs about others’ motivations, a new study says. "M'lord! 'Tis improper to influence the lady's anterior cingulate!"...
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Forget Me Not
Having trouble remembering where you left your keys? You can improve with a little practice, says a new study. "I've forgotten more than you'll ever...wait, what was I saying?" It’s an idea that had...
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Neuroscience Friends!
I’ve just returned from a thrilling weekend at the BIL Conference in Long Beach, California (yes, the pun on “TED” is very intentional) where I met all kinds of smart, fun people – including lots of...
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The Worm Did It!
The basic “scaffolding” for the vertebrate brain has been found in an unexpected distant relative: a marine worm, a new study reports. The worm’s brain is much simpler than that of even the simplest...
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