Researchers at University of Tsukuba have applied a visualization technique to depict the brain's activity related to visual perception as geometric patterns. They visualized different shapes, such as ...

This study shows that mouse V1 simultaneously encodes the ensemble mean and variance of motion, providing a robust summary‐statistic representation that persists despite single-neuron variability.

Tsukuba, Japan—In our routines from waking up to commute, work, and leisure, neurons are active and processing complex matters. This research aimed to comprehend the complexities of the brain by ...

Researchers from three institutions, including UC Santa Barbara, have demonstrated that artificial intelligence has the ...

Accessing the brain for neurosurgery involves drilling and cutting that can cause deep-brain anatomy to shift or become distorted. This can create discrepancies between pre-operative imaging and the ...

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery? It depends, of course, on whether you're making a hearty winter stew or ...

Scientists headed by a team at the University of Cambridge, University College London, the Francis Crick Institute, and Polytechnique Montréal have, for the first time, directly visualized and ...

New research suggests targeted visual processing training may support cognitive health and potentially reduce dementia risk as the brain ages.

For decades, depression has been tied to the thinking brain and the networks that govern mood and memory. A major new study significantly complicates that story.