Neuroscience seeks to understand how neural circuits lead to behavior. However, the gap
between circuits and behavior is too wide. An intermediate level is one of neural …

To learn how cognition is implemented in the brain, we must build computational models
that can perform cognitive tasks, and test such models with brain and behavioral …

The human brain is exceedingly complex and studying it encompasses gathering
information across a range of levels, from molecular processes to behavior. The sheer …

How does the brain work? After a century of research, we still lack a coherent view of how
neurons process signals and control our activities. But as the field of computational …

Behaviour is governed by activity in highly structured neural circuits. Genetically targeted
sensors and switches facilitate measurement and manipulation of activity in vivo, linking …

Highlights•Mechanistic understanding of the brain requires assigning functions to neural
modules.•New sophisticated tools for manipulating neural activity advance this …

Over the past years, numerous methods have emerged to automate the quantification of
animal behavior at a resolution not previously imaginable. This has opened up a new field of …

BACKGROUND The human brain contains about 100 billion neurons, each of which makes
thousands of synaptic connections. Although individual neurons can themselves be …

Understanding how the brain learns may lead to machines with human-like intellectual
capacities. It was previously proposed that the brain may operate on the principle of …

The human cerebral cortex is central to a wide array of cognitive functions, from vision to
language, reasoning, decision-making, and motor control. Yet, nearly a century after the …