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Two new maps show the entire nervous system of the adult roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans.

A new technique enables scientists to isolate, and chart gene expression in, tens of thousands of cells at once.

The brain areas involved in mice’s ultrasonic vocalizations may not be the same as those that govern human speech.

A novel approach to microscopy reveals the sequences and spatial arrangement of DNA within cells.

A browser-based platform simulates functional neuronal circuits in the brain regions of several species.

A new method enables scientists to grow organoids that reliably reproduce the diversity of cells at the brain’s surface.

Two new resources may aid the study of synapses, the junctions between neurons.

A new online tool maps the shape and location of neurons in the larval zebrafish brain.

A new method enables researchers to test algorithms for spotting genes that contribute to a trait or condition.

A new system enables researchers to automatically track the social behavior of up to four mice for days at a time.