A new ‘biomimetic’ model of brain circuits and function at multiple scales produced naturalistic dynamics and learning, and even identified curious behavior by some neurons that had gone unnoticed in ...

The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

New research adds evidence that learning a successful strategy for approaching a task doesn't prevent further exploration, even if it reduces performance. Maybe it's a life hack or a liability, or a ...