This correspondence between brain state and brain responsiveness (statedependent responses) is outlined at different scales from the cellular and circuit level, to the mesoscale and macroscale level.

Recently, Prof. Andrea Alù from the City University of New York and Dr. Guangwei Hu from Nanyang Technological University in ...

We conclude that brain states are shaped by local circuit mechanisms, large-scale connectivity and neuromodulation. A unified multiscale theory of cortical dynamics is relevant not only for ...

Scientists and engineers are developing high-performance materials from eco-friendly sources like plant waste. A key component, lignocellulose—found in wood and many plants—can be easily collected and ...

A new study published in the journal Neurobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms provides evidence that exposure to blue ...

Photonic computing represents not a radical departure from familiar territory, but rather a natural extension along the ...

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective short-term treatment for severe or treatment-resistant depressive episodes. It is also effective in treatment-refractory mania, schizophrenia ...

Synaptic plasticity—the brain's ability to modify the connections between neurons to support learning—is one of the neural ...

Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates praised Sam Altman's ability to get people to rally behind a "very ambitious vision" — and ...

Vagus nerve-mediated neuroimmune modulation by electrical stimulation using an implantable device was well-tolerated and had durable efficacy through 12-months in adults with rheumatoid arthritis, ...