A conversation about neuroscience
Nature research journal editors speak with Eric Nestler and Robert Greene about neurobiology and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2017 annual meeting. Read more
Nature research journal editors speak with Eric Nestler and Robert Greene about neurobiology and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2017 annual meeting. Read more
The optogenetic manipulation of cellular properties has not only revolutionized neuroscience, but this technology can also be applied to the manipulation of signaling pathways, transcription or other processes in non-neuronal cells. Here, we highlight some of the papers we have published on the neuroscience side of optogenetics. Read more
To study a primordial nervous system, Leonid Moroz brings the tools of biology to the open sea. Nature Methods spoke with the neurobiologist turned sea adventurer. Meet neurobiologist Leonid Moroz of the University of Florida, the inventor of Ship-Seq. His hair is not always this wild, although his ideas tend to be. Read more
Vivien Marx reports from the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego and the status of the big brain projects in the EU and US. Read more
The first official report lists the scientific priorities that will be funded by the NIH as part of the BRAIN Initiative … Read more
President Barack Obama has just proposed large investments in a project aiming to develop technologies that enhance our understanding of brain function. Read more
European and US initiatives aiming to advance our understanding of brain function depend on new technologies. … Read more
It is now possible to map the activity of nearly all the neurons in a vertebrate brain at cellular resolution. What does this mean for neuroscience research and projects like the Brain Activity Map proposal? Read more
In this month’s editorial we discuss the importance of gaining a deeper understanding of the signals underlying fMRI technology. Read more
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