• Paper Digest

Model simulations unveil the structure-function-dynamics relationship of the cerebellar cortical microcircuit

23 November 2022

A new research article from the Neurocomputation Unit of the department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, in collaboration with the Brain Connectivity Centre of the Mondino Foundation, has just been published in Nature Communications Biology, providing a new model- based ground truth about organization and functioning of the cerebellar circuit.
 

  • Event Report

Impressions from Neuroscience 2022 in San Diego

22 November 2022

Organised by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), the event Neuroscience 2022 took place from 12–16 November 2022 in San Diego, CA and online. During these five days, scientists from all around the world congregated to discover new ideas, share their research, and meet the top researchers in the field.

  • Press Release

Multilevel brain atlases provide tools for better diagnosis

11 November 2022

The multilevel Julich Brain Atlas developed by researchers in the Human Brain Project, could help in studying psychiatric and aging disorders by correlating brain networks with their underlying anatomical structure. By mapping microarchitecture with unprecedented levels of detail, the atlas allows for better understanding of brain connectivity and function. Researchers of the HBP have provided an overview of the Julich Brain Atlas published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, focusing on the cytoarchitecture and receptor architecture of the human brain, and how to apply it for research in the field of psychiatric research.

  • Feature

Surfing the consciousness wave

09 November 2022

When a sensory stimulus reaches our brain, it doesn’t drop in calm waters - brains are always agitated with spontaneous activity. Like a surfer, the stimulus has to catch the right wave of activity at the right time to emerge into consciousness. Right in between two waves is the perfect time to do so, argue Giovanni Rabuffo and Pierpaolo Sorrentino of the Human Brain Project.

  • Paper Digest

How FAIR workflows help to combine models and methodologies in neuroscience

08 November 2022

Modelling in neuroscience is an essential complement to experiments in the efforts to understand the brain, and today a large ecosystem of different models exists. These describe different parts and processes in the brain, from subcellular details to large networks of interacting neurons, but are also developed using different methodologies, like a more data-driven or hypothesis-driven approach.

  • Press Release

A combination of micro and macro methods sheds new light on how different brain regions are connected

04 November 2022

To understand how our brain works, there is no getting around investigating how different brain regions are connected with each other by nerve fibres. In the most recent issue of Science, researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) review the current state of the field, provide insights on how the brain’s connectome is structured on different spatial scales – from the molecular and cellular to the macro level – and evaluate existing methods and future requirements for understanding the connectome’s complex organisation.