Brain activity maps challenge traditional descriptions of prefrontal cortex

For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical ...
GEN

Light Microscopy-Based Connectomics Reconstructs Brain Tissue Including Synaptic Connections

Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly processing signals, enabling us to recall memories or to move our bodies. Making sense of this ...
NPR

From fruit fly to this guy: a map of one tiny brain may show how larger ones work

Scientists have found 50 million reasons to study the brain of a fruit fly. That's how many connections they discovered in the first complete map— known as a connectome—of an adult insect's brain.
PBS

Major advance as Princeton researchers map fruit fly's brain

The research could lead to long-term developments in science and human health Princeton University researchers have used artificial intelligence and old-fashioned hard work to map out the brain ...
ucdavis.edu

Engineers Create Mini Microscope for Real-Time Brain Imaging

The DeepInMiniMicroscope developed by UC Davis electrical engineering professor Weijian Yang combines optical technology and machine learning to create a device that can take high-resolution ...

Meet Aravinthan Samuel: Indian-origin Harvard professor building a smart microscope to map the brain’s wiring faster than before

An Indian-origin Harvard professor, Aravinthan Samuel, is revolutionizing brain mapping with SmartEM, an AI-powered system.