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Whole-brain, bottom-up neuroscience: The time for it is now

Whole-brain, bottom-up neuroscience: The time for it is now

Here we outline an approach that we think will enable dynamic observation and control of entire brains, as well as the ability to map at the level of molecules, wires and neurons, and we describe how such datasets could yield bottom-up models. To make the argument concrete, and to provide a practical test bed for a first actual attempt, we …

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Beyond Newtonian causation in neuroscience

Beyond Newtonian causation in neuroscience

Kevin Mitchell, Trinity College Dublin The traditional view of causation in neuroscience involves a “driving” metaphor, in which activation of one set of neurons drives downstream neurons, which drive further-downstream neurons, which eventually drive behavior. This view is inherited from seminal studies on sensorimotor reflex circuits and underlies the interpretation of many optogenetic manipulations. This perspective casts the brain as …

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Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world’s biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscience

Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world’s biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscience

The watery part of the world dominated our science news coverage this week, beginning with the alarming prediction that a key Atlantic current, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which includes the Gulf Stream, could begin its irreversible collapse in decades. That’s according to a new landmark study, which combined the predictions of 25 climate models to arrive at an …

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Common Food Additive Solves Decades-Long Neuroscience Problem

Common Food Additive Solves Decades-Long Neuroscience Problem

Stanford scientists have found an unexpectedly simple way to mass-produce tiny brain-like structures in the lab. This breakthrough could transform how researchers study brain development, disorders, and potential treatments. Credit: Shutterstock A food additive made mass production of brain organoids possible. Researchers can now study development and disease at scale. A cross-disciplinary group of Wu Tsai Neuro researchers working with …

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Psychopathic traits linked to distinct brain networks in new neuroscience research – PsyPost

Psychopathic traits linked to distinct brain networks in new neuroscience research  PsyPost What’s Missing in the Psychopathic Brain? Scientists Find Startling Clues  SciTechDaily Psychopaths Show Disturbing Brain Gaps—New Research Reveals the Hidden Neurological Void Behind Their Chilling Behavior  Rude Baguette What makes a person PSYCHOPATH? Scientists reveal the problem with their brain  WION Scientists have found a distinctive feature of psychopaths — smaller brains …

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