Making connections in the eye
Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain.
Complex brain function depends on flexibility
Neurons that can multitask greatly enhance the brain’s computational power, study finds.
Four MIT researchers attend White House announcement of brain initiative
Obama invites Boyden, Brown, Desimone and Seung to launch of new federal initiative.
Boyden to share prestigious brain prize
Ed Boyden honored for his work on optogenetics; will share 1 million Euro prize with five other researchers.
New insights into how brain synapses transmit information
Two essential proteins regulate the molecular machinery that controls neuronal communication and the release of signals between neurons.
Precisely engineering 3-D brain tissues
New design technique could enable personalized medicine, studies of brain wiring.
Calcium reveals connections between neurons
New way to image brain-cell activity could shed light on autism and other psychiatric disorders.
Simple mathematical computations underlie brain circuits
Discovery of how some neurons inhibit others could shed light on autism, other neurological disorders.