This important study combines optogenetic manipulations and wide-field imaging to show that the retrosplenial cortex controls behavioral responses to whisker deflection in a context-dependent manner.

A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs known as assembloids, which are derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) ...

The prefrontal cortex -- an area of the brain responsible for executive functions, such as planning, working memory, and impulse control -- has long been implicated in the pathophysiology of ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The new ...

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

Arm unveiled several new technologies during Tech Day 2013, including its ray tracing capable 5th Gen graphics architecture and a trio of new CPU cores – the Cortex-X4, Cortex-A720, and Cortex-A520.

Music can be such a revelation. Dancing around, you feel the sweet sensation.–"Into the Groove" Madonna (116 BPM) Over a decade ago, neuroscientists in Japan, led by the University of Tsukuba's ...