To begin answering these and other questions, Columbia University researchers have created MitoBrainMap, the first-ever atlas of the brain's mitochondria. "There's an emerging notion that energy ...

How the brain evaluates rewards Study shows how individual neurons process probability, magnitude and risk of rewards Date: April 2, 2025 Source: Deutsches Primatenzentrum (DPZ)/German Primate ...

Applying mild electrical stimulation to the cortex, they revealed that the control of certain body parts was localized to particular brain regions—a hotly debated topic at the time. “There had been a ...

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. A study by neuroscientists Raymundo Báez-Mendoza from the German Primate Center (DPZ)—Leibniz ...

By examining the connectivity patterns, or 'fingerprints,' of different brain regions in humans, chimpanzees, and macaques, researchers aimed to identify unique and shared characteristics. The ...

In our study, we compared these connectivity fingerprints across the human, chimpanzee and macaque monkey brain. The chimpanzee is, together with the bonobo, our closest living relative. The macaque ...

A new study finds that when young kids find loopholes, or sneaky work-arounds, for instructions, they must apply advanced social and language skills ...

Apr. 3, 2025 — Parkinson's doesn't just affect movement and the brain -- it may also impact the heart, according to new research. Scientists suggest that targeting a key protein outside of the ...

This new technology from researchers at University of California Berkeley and University of California San Francisco, takes advantage of devices that can tap into the brain to measure neural ...