Preparation of an entire brain for imaging at the necessary resolution requires a distinct set of skills, as does ...

When researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus set out to create a map of all the neurons in the fruit fly brain in 2008, ...

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A fruit fly can taste food all over its body. New research shows how those signals travel through the brain to control eating ...

MRI brain network patterns differed in MS patients, with distinct changes linked to disability, cognition, and disease ...

A new map of the adult male fruit fly brain and nerve cord includes over 166,000 neurons and the millions of connections between them.

Researchers involved in the study hope the molecular map can eventually lead to more targeted therapies for autism. Experts ...

Comparing the brains of male and female flies may transform our understanding of how genes shape behaviour, including ours.

The human brain has upward of 86 billion neurons, connected by some 100 trillion synapses ...

The brain cells help an African fish decode electric signals to spot prey, scan its murky surroundings and communicate with its fellows.

Atrophy in specific areas of the brain may be able to predict the timing of dementia progression in patients with mild ...

This review examines how diet-driven changes in the gut microbiota and microbial metabolites may influence cognitive aging ...