Neuroscientists want to understand how individual neurons encode information that allows us to distinguish objects, like ...

Studies suggest allowing your mind to drift can reduce stress, enhance insight and connect the brain’s executive and ...

New research shows your brain may learn complex visual patterns without effort, reward, or feedback -- just by passively ...

Aimlessly wandering around a city or exploring the new mall may seem unproductive, but new research from HHMI's Janelia ...

New research reveals that the brain may be learning even during unstructured, aimless exploration. By recording activity in ...

Aimlessly wandering around a city or exploring the new mall may seem unproductive, but new research from HHMI's Janelia Research Campus suggests it ...

The researchers say that the development of blinx required a research institute like Janelia. "It's a super ambitious project: there's a relatively low chance that the thing is going to work, and it ...

Imagine you're sitting at a pond, listening to the din of croaking frogs. You want to know how many frogs are in the pond, but you can't pick out the individual croaks—only the combined sound rising ...

Janelia researchers are decoding how neurons carry out computations carefully calibrated to an animal's movement and environment to precisely regulate the release of neuromodulators—chemicals ...

Source: HHMI Janelia researchers are decoding how neurons carry out computations carefully calibrated to an animal’s movement and environment to precisely regulate the release of ...