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One step closer to brain-like computing
Neurobiology

One step closer to brain-like computing

Neuromorphic computers take inspiration from the brain to achieve enhanced efficiency. We describe the first full-scale simulation of a patch of cerebral...

·4 min read
"Peeling back the onion": a multi-layered approach to understand the dynamics of sleep
Neurobiology

"Peeling back the onion": a multi-layered approach to understand the dynamics of sleep

We have taken a systems genetics look at sleep to peel back the many layers regulating sleep. Using this approach, we could connect specific DNA variations to...

·4 min read
Hunting new-born neurons in the human adult brain
Neurobiology

Hunting new-born neurons in the human adult brain

The continuous generation of new neurons during lifetime is crucial for learning and memory. In humans, we found a mild decrease in the number of these...

·3 min read
How machine intelligence helps in translating the neural code
Neurobiology

How machine intelligence helps in translating the neural code

What happens when visually responsive neurons in the primate brain are allowed to interact with artificial neural networks that generate images?

·4 min read
Exploring the development of the neocortex
Neurobiology

Exploring the development of the neocortex

The neocortex is one of the most distinctive features of the human brain. Now we know, gene by gene, how its fourth layer develops.

·4 min read
Haptics and Sight in Action: a new way to grasp the human brain
Neurobiology

Haptics and Sight in Action: a new way to grasp the human brain

The availability of both visual and haptic information for a target object significantly improves reach-to-grasp actions, demonstrating that the nervous system...

·3 min read
The adjustable REM sleep in Fur Seals
Neurobiology

The adjustable REM sleep in Fur Seals

Semiaquatic fur seals have little or no REM sleep when in water for 2 weeks. Upon coming back to the land-life they return to have normally about 80 min of REM...

·5 min read
The biological reality of psychosomatic disease
Neurobiology

The biological reality of psychosomatic disease

The latest neurobiological research is revealing important and influential neural pathways between the brain to organ systems, indicating the potential power...

·4 min read
Why extreme lack of sleep can kill you
Neurobiology

Why extreme lack of sleep can kill you

Limited sleep causes many health problems, and it can eventually lead to death in some extreme cases. Why is sleep essential for life? We found that sleep...

·3 min read
Where mind meets body: a master brain circuit for stress responses
Neurobiology

Where mind meets body: a master brain circuit for stress responses

We discovered in rats the long-sought brain circuit mechanism of "mind–body connection". This mechanism is critical for driving a variety of autonomic and...

·4 min read
Help or harm? How immune cells of the brain balance the immune response
Neurobiology

Help or harm? How immune cells of the brain balance the immune response

An immune response is the body’s way of limiting damage and paving the way for repair. Specialized cells kill harmful invaders, clean up damaged tissue, and...

·4 min read
What makes us different - chance in brain development and its consequences for individuality
Neurobiology

What makes us different - chance in brain development and its consequences for individuality

Why are we all different? By comparing brain anatomy we uncovered anatomical difference in the brain of individuals, resulting from chance processes during...

·3 min read