Systems Neuroscience

Systems Neuroscience

A silhouette of a monkey with brainwave patterns is shown beside a stylized computer, divided by a vertical line on a blue and gray background.
Researchers built a model that behaves like a brain. Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.
The cover of "All That We See or Seem" by Ken Liu features blurred colorful lines and glowing blue text on a dark background, perfectly capturing the enigmatic spirit of all that we see or seem.
A preview of the latest novel by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author.
An illustration showing a side view of a human brain with colored dots representing neurons and text excerpts in three languages in circular insets.
In the brain's language-processing centers, some cells respond to one word, while others respond to strings of words together.
Black and white wireframe rendering of a human brain, with the left hemisphere shown in sparse lines and the right hemisphere rendered more densely detailed, highlighting areas associated with cognition.
A new framework describes how thought arises from the coordination of neural activity driven by oscillating electric fields — a.k.a. brain “waves” or “rhythms.”
A person's hand is holding a piece of paper.
It has already been trialed in people and could give us a better way to analyze and stimulate the brain.
a drawing of a man's head with an eye inside of it.
Brain activity may be more like "ripples in a pond" rather than signals sent on a telecommunications network.
a blue brain with lightning coming out of it.
This is the latest study to confirm that the brain does not fully mature until at least the third decade of life.
slym brain
The "subarachnoidal lymphatic-like membrane" helps shield and protect the brain.
It's spooky, and it's happening all around us. And inside us.
Flexible organic circuits might someday hook right into your head.
Close up of an ant on the ground.
Two aspects of memory – fast updating and long lasting – are typically considered incompatible, yet the insects combined them.
place cells
Your brain is remarkably good at mapping out physical spaces — even if it's an imaginary space like Hogwarts. But how does the brain do it?
spinal cord injuries
The scientists are headed "straight to the FDA" to begin human trials.
orb weaver
Despite the wide diversity of spider species, most orb-weavers seem to follow the same playbook when building their webs.