BRAIN Initiative Researchers, including those with the NeuroNex Project, Enabling Identification and Impact of Synaptic Weight in Functional Networks, have developed a neuronal wiring diagram of a single fruit fly.

A recently launched interactive site, designed primarily for middle schoolers, shows how animals sense odors and how their brains initiate tracking behaviors to find the source of the smell.

There’s been a decades-long debate about how the brain processes information. Two main theories exist: One states that the brain encodes information based on the rate of neural spikes; the other focuses on the precise timing of the spikes. While there’s increasing experimental evidence that points to the second theory, a mathematical approach has been lacking until now.

Recently, researchers with the NeuroNex project, C3NS discussed the value of transatlantic research and collaboration at the German Embassy in both New York and Washington, DC.

Gravity, Elasticity, Viscosity, and Inertia play a key role in understanding muscle activity.

Researchers have discovered yet another remarkable feature in the ever-complex brain: its ability to extrapolate information from an individual action and forecast subsequent related actions—essentially predicting the immediate future.

The NSF Convergence Accelerator has issued a new funding opportunity for three new research track topics: Equitable Water Solutions, Real-World Chemical Sensing Applications, and Bio-Inspired Design Innovations. Researchers and innovators have two submission pathways to submit their proposals: Solicitation, NSF-23-590, and Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), NSFBAA-CA23-01.

Scientists have created the first detailed wiring diagram of an insect brain. The brain, from a fruit fly larva, contained 3016 neurons connected by 548,000 synapses, the team reported Thursday in the journal Science.

NeuroNex researchers are making valuable contributions to the field of neuroscience; they recently presented some of their ongoing research at the 4th NeuroNex Investigator Meeting.