Understanding how neural circuits transform sensory and bodily signals into motivational states and adaptive behavior is a central problem in neuroscience. In teleost fish, the dorsomedial telencephal...

An imaging system developed to record cellular activity throughout the whole body of zebrafish captures cellular organ dynamics and identifies multiple distributed circuits.

Thalamocortical projections shape the functional regionalization and parallel sensory computations across the mammalian cortex. However, the principles of thalamocortical computations in non-mammalian...

Functional heterogeneity of dorsal raphe nucleus is not fully understood. Here authors show topographically organized sensory and locomotor responses from the zebrafish dorsal raphe and its forebrain ...

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In the rapidly evolving field of biomedical research, the role of animal models has long been a topic of scientific and ethical debate. However, despite advancements in alternative modeling approaches...

Progress in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance scientific discovery has made it increasingly realistic to envision automated “end-to-end science” (ETES) systems: integrated pipelines t...

Prediction without understanding sustained astronomy through a thousand years of epicycles. Artificial intelligence is now offering neuroscience the same deal.

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The transparent teleost Danionella cerebrum offers unique advantages for neuroscience research, including small size, lifelong cranial transparency, and a simplified brain. Despite its suitability for...

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“The emotional universes we inhabit are so distinct, and in deepest ways opposed, that nothing fruitful or sincere could ever emerge from association between us.”

A key function of the brain is to categorize sensory cues as repulsive or attractive and respond accordingly. While we have some understanding of how sensory information is processed in the sensory pe...

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During the era of National Socialism, scientists at the Kaiser Wilhelm Society (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft, hereafter KWG) – the predecessor of today's Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, hereafter MPG) – in many instances conducted unethical research without the consent of the individuals concerned. In the field of brain research, specimens were collected from victims of the so-called "euthanasia" programs (systematic murder campaigns by the regime against people with mental disabilities and psychiatric illnesses), forced labourers, prisoners of war, people executed by the regime, and civilians from German occupied countries. Some of these brain samples continued to be used for research and teaching purposes long after the end of the Nazi regime in 1945. At least until the 1960s, such specimens remained in circulation, with little or no scrutiny of their origins, and some were discovered to have remained in collections as late as 2025.

In 2025, the words we use to describe emotions matter, but their definitions are controversial. Here, I unpack the different positions in this space and the rationales behind them—and I invite 13…