Recordings of electrical activity in porcine brains finds similarities to rodent neural tissue.

Software that can separate signals from noise brings neuroscientists a step closer to understanding neurons’ patterns of communication.

Micrometer-size magnetrodes detect activity-generated magnetic fields within living brains.

Newly designed sensors detect the magnetic fields generated by electrical activity within cat brains.

Deep within the forebrains of mice, scientists have identified an elusive cell type responsible for forming habits.

Two groups of scientists combined automation with two-photon microscopy to target and record specific neurons in living animals. 

Imaging and manipulating the brain has come a long way from electrodes and the patch clamp, though such traditional tools remain essential.

Flexible patches of silicone that stick to skin and conduct electricity could serve as the basis for a new, reusable electrode for medical applications.

The Scientist’s choice of major improvements in imaging, optogenetics, single-cell analyses, and CRISPR