Precise program traces firing patterns in neural networks
By tracking calcium’s movement, a new algorithm simultaneously delineates individual neurons’ shapes as well as their firing patterns.
By tracking calcium’s movement, a new algorithm simultaneously delineates individual neurons’ shapes as well as their firing patterns.
A new tool allows researchers to simultaneously study the physical, genetic and electrical properties of individual neurons.
Researchers are studying more than 1,000 postmortem brains with the goal of unearthing shared genetic roots in neuropsychiatric conditions, including autism.
A tool kit of light-sensitive proteins allows researchers to mute communication between specific sets of neurons in mice.
A powerful form of light microscopy that maps neuronal connections could help researchers better understand communication among the cells.
A microscope that sections brain tissue as it scans can trace the tangled paths of thousands of neurons through the brain.
Researchers have mapped the migration patterns of neurons in the developing monkey brain and pinpointed when they establish their identities.
A computer program called NeuronStitcher can quickly and accurately sew a series of brain scans into a three-dimensional rendering.
A miniature microscope made from cheap, ‘off-the-shelf’ parts can track firing neurons in the brains of freely moving mice.
A new iPhone app flags possible autism symptoms, and researchers discover two ‘new’ neurons in a worm.