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Neuroscience

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.

January 16, 2019

The Architecture of Odor Perception

Olfactory glomeruli have a unique structure.

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.

Brain on Autopilot

How the architecture of the brain shapes its functioning.

Are There Bacteria in Your Brain?

A surprising new result catches the attention of the neuroscience community.

November 28, 2018

Brainwaves Encode the Grammar of Human Language

The relative timing of brainwaves encodes the structure of a sentence.

Learning to Read in Your 30s Profoundly Transforms the Brain

The learning process leads to a reorganization that extends to deep brain structures.

Blame It on the Bossa Nova: How Music Changes Our Perception of Touch

The sexier we perceive the music we are listening to, the more sensual we experience the contact—even if we know that we are touched by a robot instead of a person.