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Boston MA (SPX) Aug 24, 2023 - To understand the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map this relationship for all of the neurons across a whole brain - a so far insurmountable c

An MIT team has produced an atlas of how most cells, and the circuits they take part in, encode a worm's actions. The atlas reveals the underlying “logic” of how an animal brain produces a sophisticated and flexible repertoire of behaviors, even as its environmental circumstances change.

To understand the full relationship between brain activity and behavior, scientists have needed a way to map this relationship for all of the neurons across a whole brain-;a so far insurmountable challenge.

Boston MA (SPX) May 24, 2023 - Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it is also the most common target of psychiatric drugs. To improve those drugs and to invent better o

An MIT study demonstrates how serotonin acts within a whole, living animal brain to produce behavior. By illustrating important properties and interactions among serotonin receptors, the study highlights some important complexities facing developers or serotonin-targeting psychiatric drugs.

With full genetic control and visibility into neural activity and behavior, scientists map out chemicals role in behavior.

Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it is also the most common target of psychiatric drugs.