The MICrONS Project set out to create a massively dense reconstruction of the structural connections and functions of an entire millimeter volume of mouse visual cortex, along with new artificial ...

Initially, the team hypothesized that piriform cortex neurons that were active in mouse embryos would be most reactive to odors in the environment of newly born pups, such as that of mother's milk.

Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...