NIH-funded Scientists Identify 97 Previously Unknown Regions of the Brain

Posted on July 27th, 2016

The Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House co-wrote a blog with NINDS and NIMH that highlights advancements from the NIH Human Connectome Project and the BRAIN Initiative.

Fast and Slow: Learning How the Brain Controls Movement

Posted on May 3rd, 2016

This discovery helps to explain the systematic slowing of movement in patients with Parkinson’s disease and could pave the way for new interventions.

Scientists Map Brain’s ‘Thesaurus’ to Help Decode Inner Thoughts

Posted on April 27th, 2016

Neuroimaging reveals detailed semantic maps across human cerebral cortex.

Allen Institute Releases Powerful New Data on the Aging Brain and Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on April 26th, 2016

Latest data release also includes significant updates to Allen Cell Types Database and Allen Mouse Brain Connectivity Atlas.

Neural Roots of Curiosity Explored

Posted on April 25th, 2016

How does the intense desire to know take shape in the brain? Simons Society Junior Fellow Jennifer Bussell is designing experiments to study that question.

International Brain Projects Considered

Posted on April 22nd, 2016

Dozens of scientists from around the world gathered in Baltimore this month to discuss ideas for ambitious global neuroscience projects.

Neuroscience Research into Dyslexia Leads to ‘Brainprints’

Posted on April 15th, 2016

Project aimed at predicting reading problems yields unexpected benefits in biometrics.

Learning How the Brain Recovers from Disruptions

Posted on April 14th, 2016

New research from scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus suggests that the brain is organized into modules that work together to maintain critical functions.

Improved Brain Mapping Tool 20 Times More Powerful Than Previous Version

Posted on April 14th, 2016

Salk Institute scientists have developed a new reagent to map the brain’s complex network of connections that is 20 times more efficient than their previous version.

Derailed Train of Thought? Brain’s Stopping System May Be at Fault

Posted on April 14th, 2016

A study of the brain's electrical activity offers a new explanation of why we sometimes lose our train of thought.