One significant advancement in the field is the mapping of the connectome of the Drosophila larval brain, which includes over 3,000 neurons and 548,000 synapses. This detailed mapping has revealed ...

Together, the team has now used this brain connectome to find all the neurons that make up the circadian clock of a fly. The result: "The circadian clock in the Drosophila brain consists of at ...

The mushroom body (MB) in the insect brain is central to associative learning ... the authors have identified the targeted cell types within the Drosophila connectome. Driver expression patterns are ...

Using the adult fly connectome they further corroborate the synaptic ... by electrophysiological recordings and calcium imaging. In the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, there are ...

The functioning of the brain relies on the precise organization of neuronal connections. In an article published in ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study shows that asymptomatic brain metastasis is more common in stage 4 breast cancer patients than previously believed. The study suggests ... Route of Entry for Semliki ...

Addiction corrupts the ability to make choices.Addiction brings about changes in the brain, but those changes do not reflect a pathological process. The pathways to addiction can be difficult to ...

As the biological seat of mental life, the brain is center stage in the investigation of what causes and characterizes mental disorders. The roots of the various conditions defined by the medical ...

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks. The study, the largest of its kind ever to be completed ...

Neurograph, also unformally named a "brainscan", is a data format containing information used to reconstruct brain connectome. Headers are small data packets at the start of neurograph file used to ...

The MIND diet combines the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet to create a dietary pattern that focuses specifically on brain health. “MIND” stands for “Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for ...