A Boston University-led research team has discovered a dopamine signal in the brain that helps determine whether you are moving toward or away from a goal, potentially shedding new light on how the ...

Recent technological advances facilitate the reconstruction of complete brain connectomes in small organisms and partial connectomes in mammals, involving the mapping of the network of neurons and ...

Researchers discover that the prefrontal cortex models the behavior of social partners, allowing groups to self-correct and maintain collective survival during hardship.

Researchers discover a new dopamine signal in the striatum that acts as a guidance system, encoding trajectory errors to steer behavior toward goals.

In A Nutshell Researchers in Japan built an AI system that constructs a personalized virtual brain from each individual’s brain connectivity scan, creating a unique digital twin for every person. In ...

People who are stressed out have a harder time orienting themselves. A new study used neuroimaging to reveal why this happens.

AT MASS, GENERAL BRIGHAM RESEARCHERS ARE MAPPING ONE OF THE MOST VAST AND MYSTERIOUS LANDSCAPES KNOWN TO SCIENCE A WORLD OF ...

How do scientists come up with new ideas? Brain scans show that scientific creativity requires the brain’s imagination, control, and switching networks to actively communicate to generate and evaluate ...

Birdwatching isn’t just a pleasant hobby. New research suggests it sharpens attention, boosts resilience, and could even delay cognitive decline.

People often seem to understand language before they have actually heard enough words to determine its structure. In everyday ...

One of the two participants wrote words up to a speed similar to an able-bodied person texting on a smartphone ...

Researchers will join a new NIH-supported network working to develop novel approach methodologies that complement or replace animal testing ...