How the sleeping brain simulates the world during REM sleep

In his wildest dreams, HHMI Investigator Massimo Scanziani never imagined he'd study sleep. But, when a postdoc in the lab ...

Monkey see, monkey do: Study sheds light on cooperative decision-making

The old "monkey see, monkey do" adage may rest on some neuroscientific evidence, finds a new Yale study. To examine how the primate brain facilitates cooperative behavior among individuals during ...
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The First Fully Mapped Animal Brain Is The Larva Of A Fruit Fly

The complete set of neurons in an insect brain, which were reconstructed using synapse-resolution electron microscopy. Credit: Johns Hopkins University/University of Cambridge Understanding how a ...
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Eating junk food early in life may rewire the brain for good — a new study found the damage lingered even after animals switched back to a healthy diet

A rat that binges on processed food as a teenager and then cleans up its diet should, in theory, recover. Its weight ...
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This Animal Has No Head Or Brain But Can Still Learn

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...
The Conversation

Bigger animals don’t always have the biggest brains relative to body size – new research

Scientists have long believed that, generally speaking, the bigger an animal is, the bigger its brain. But our recent study challenges the nature of that linear view and reveals new insights about how ...