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A Neural Network Maps the Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail

Using spatial transcriptomics and AI, researchers redefined the mouse brain’s geography, uncovering hundreds of new subregions.

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Internal Cooling System Improves Recovery After Brain Injury in Mice

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Is the World Spinning, or Is It Me? How the Brain Distinguishes Self and External Motion

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Keeping an Eye on Brain Immunity

Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | | 4 min read

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Mapping the Neural Circuit of Social Avoidance

Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | | 4 min read

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A Cell-by-Cell Map of the Entire Mouse Brain

Laura Tran, PhD | | 2 min read

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Human Brain Organoids Transplanted Into Rats Respond to Visual Stimuli

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Mitochondrial Metabolism Dictates Neurons’ Growth Rate

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Asthma Drug Helps Mice Retrieve Memories “Lost” to Sleep Deprivation

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Inflammation in Brain’s Immune Cells Triggers Depressive Behavior in Mice

Dan Robitzski | | 5 min read

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