Neuroscience
New Evidence for the Strange Geometry of Thought
The brain may represent concepts in the same way that it represents space and your location, by using the same neural circuitry for the brain’s “inner GPS.”
Understanding the Brain with the Help of Artificial Intelligence
Neurobiologists program a neural network for analyzing the brain’s wiring.
Stable Perception in the Adult Brain
Neurons return to their original state after a change.
Surprising Network Activity in the Immature Brain
Developing brain networks act locally to build globally.
Why the Brain Is So Noisy
The surprising importance of spontaneous order and noise to how we think.
Orientation Without a Master Plan
Human spatial memory is made up of numerous individual maps.
Gene Editing in the Brain Gets a Major Upgrade
Scientists develop a new tool for precise genome editing in neurons.
New Neurons For the Brain
Transplanted embryonic nerve cells can functionally integrate into damaged neural networks.
Are There Bacteria in Your Brain?
A surprising new result catches the attention of the neuroscience community.
