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The eureka moment: how scientists learn to trust their gut – podcast

Sep 29, 2016

The Guardian - In our final episode, Dr Kevin Fong and Nathalie Nahai turn from the science of emotion to explore the emotion of science.

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Worldwide initiatives to advance brain research

Aug 26, 2016

Nature - In April 2016, the science academies of the G7 nations as well as seven additional academies issued a statement calling on world leaders to...

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Worldwide initiatives to advance brain research

Aug 26, 2016

Nature - To highlight worldwide efforts to fund neuroscience research and address the growing threat of brain disorders, Nature Neuroscience asked...

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The Many Ways to Map the Brain

Jul 14, 2016

The Atlantic - It takes both science and art to make sense of the organ’s complexities.

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Here’s What Scientists Uncovered By Letting Mice Watch Film Noir

Jul 14, 2016

Tech Times - The brain is a complex "biological machine" made up of neural networks with different regions that each perform a certain function.

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Mapping The Brain: Allen Institute Launches Observatory To Study Perception And Cognition

Jul 14, 2016

International Business Times - If one needed further evidence of the remarkable complexity of the brain, one needs to look no further than the first...

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A lab founded by a tech billionaire just unveiled a major leap forward in cracking your brain’s code

Jul 14, 2016

Business Insider - As the mice watched a computer screen, their glowing neurons pulsed through glass windows in their skulls.

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35 Mice Watched the Cult Film Touch of Evil for Science

Jul 13, 2016

Wired - Researchers at the Allen Brain Observatory mapped the visual cortices of 35 mice while they watched the classic Touch of Evil. Well, part of...

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This team is showing movies to mice in hopes of unlocking the brain’s secrets

Jul 13, 2016

STAT - For more than a decade, the Allen Institute for Brain Science has been digging into a simple question with labyrinthine answers: How does the...

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A Mouse Watches Film Noir And Offers Clues To Human Consciousness

Jul 13, 2016

NPR - Letting mice watch Orson Welles movies may help scientists explain human consciousness.

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