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Despite how dense the dataset is, Reimer said it's incomplete — some brain cells are missing. The connectome also contains "orphan" extensions that don't appear to emanate from any cells.
The findings point to a profound gap between how newborns and adults process and interpret physical sensations.
A recent study reveals a potential link between brain damage and criminal behavior, specifically highlighting the disruption ...
More information: Keith W. Jamison et al, Krakencoder: a unified brain connectome translation and fusion tool, Nature Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-025-02706-2.
Further research on patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders may give rise to new therapeutic approaches, team ...
From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, detailing 84,000 neurons and more than 500 million synapses.
The Krakencoder combines brain structure and function data to predict cognitive performance, ... Tozlu C, Sabuncu MR, Kuceyeski A. Krakencoder: a unified brain connectome translation and fusion tool.
A majority neuroscientists think memories live on in the brains of the dead, and a large number believe these memories could ...
At some point between conception and early childhood, pain makes its debut. But when exactly that happens remains one of medicine’s most challenging questions.
Summary: Psychosis may start not with hallucinations, but with subtle motor changes like reduced grip strength. A new study ...