A map of part of a mouse brain, which is expected to be generalisable to people, could help scientists understand behaviours, consciousness and even what it means to be human ...

Our brains build maps of the environment that help us understand the world around us, allowing us to think, recall, and plan. ... But how the brain creates these maps as we learn remains a mystery.

Kevin Bacon attends the premiere of Netflix's "Leave the World Behind" at the Plaza Hotel on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, ... researchers have built an astoundingly complex map of the human brain.

World first: Scientists map brain changes from birth to 100 years old. Written by Hannah Flynn on April 14, 2022 — Fact checked by Maria Gifford.

Nation & World; Science; Updated brain map identifies nearly 100 new regions . Originally published July 20, 2016 at 6:03 pm Updated July 21, 2016 at 6:29 am ...

The map contains over 200,000 brain cells, half a billion synapses, and more than 5.4 kilometers of neural wiring. ... Evolution has crafted the brain to quickly learn and adapt to an ever-changing ...

How Your Brain Builds a Map of the World Without Your Help. Published Oct 23, 2017 at 3:49 PM EDT Updated Oct 23, 2017 at 4:11 PM EDT. A human brain is held at a brain bank in New York City.

This image provided by the Allen Institute on April 8, 2025, shows a digital representation of neurons in a section of a mouse's brain, part of a project to create the largest map to date of brain ...

Just like regular maps, brain maps are useful points of reference. ... "They've invisible, but they're key to understanding what's happening in the world." Matthew F. Glasser/David C. Van Essen.

O’Keefe: Maps are a series of locations, but you also need to connect them together. You need to know how this location, say the church, connects to another location, say a schoolhouse.

A rat's world map could hold the key to curing diseases of the brain Rats may have a better sense of direction than humans. Researchers are still trying to figure out how ...

All that complexity is on display in a study documenting the construction of this bit of comprehensive brain map or “connectome,” published May 9 in the journal Science. The first connectome ...