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Pain-sensing neurons in the intestine give marching orders to the immune system to kick off an attack against parasites
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Scientific American: Where Does Consciousness Come from? Two Neuroscience Theories Go Head-to-Head
Two leading theories of consciousness went head-to-head—and the results may change how neuroscientists study existence.
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Popular Mechanics: A Single Cubic Millimeter of Brain Tissue May Have Just Changed Neuroscience Forever
Scientists have mapped an unprecedentedly large portion of the brain of a mouse.
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CNN: Scientists reveal advance in brain research once thought impossible
Using a speck of mouse brain matter the size of a grain of sand, scientists have created the first precise, 3D map of a mammal’s brain.
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The Times of London: New map of brain hailed as watershed for neuroscience
In 1979 Nobel prize-winning biologist Francis Crick marvelled at the human brain’s capacity to explore itself yet harbored doubts about its reach.
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GeekWire: Scientists unveil new wiring diagram tracing millions of connections in a bit of brain tissue
Researchers say they’ve accomplished the impossible: mapping the cells in a cubic millimeter of brain tissue and tracing their activity.
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USA Today: A mouse watched YouTube. Then scientists mapped a tiny piece of its brain.
Scientists have achieved a feat once believed impossible, constructing the largest functional map of a mouse brain to date.
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The Guardian: US scientists create most comprehensive circuit diagram of mammalian brain
The 3D map of a cubic millimeter of mouse brain reveals half a billion synapses and 5.4km of neuronal wiring.
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Scientific American: Biggest Brain Map Ever Shows Mouse Neurons in Stunning Detail
Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date―a neuroscience first.
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Reuters: Scientists produce painstaking wiring diagram of a mouse's brain
Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain, offering insight into how the human brain works.
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