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neuroscience

1795 papers

Neuroscience explores the intricate machinery of the brain and nervous system, seeking to understand how we think, feel, and move. From the microscopic dance of individual neurons to the complex networks that shape our memories and behaviors, this field peels back the layers of our biological selves to reveal the origins of consciousness and disease.

At Gist.Science, we bring these discoveries directly from bioRxiv, the leading preprint server for biological sciences, to a broader audience. We process every new neuroscience preprint as it is uploaded, transforming dense academic manuscripts into clear, plain-language explanations alongside detailed technical summaries. This ensures that both curious readers and specialists can stay current with the latest breakthroughs before they are formally published.

Below are the latest neuroscience papers we have processed from bioRxiv, offering fresh insights into the workings of the mind.

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Multimodal Ganzfeld-induced visual experiences are associated with alongside mental experiences and distinct EEG microstate dynamics

This study demonstrates that multimodal Ganzfeld-induced visual hallucinations are linked to specific patterns of concurrent mental experiences and distinct, often nonlinear, EEG microstate dynamics involving visual, salience, and internally directed brain networks, suggesting the paradigm as a valuable model for investigating psychosis-related hallucinations.

Wang, X., Pomorin, Y., Peters, E., Erlacher, D., Koenig, T.2026-08-31
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Pre-FIB Layer-Mapping Cryo Tomography (PLCT) for Depth-Resolved in Situ Structural Analysis of Multilayered Tissues

The authors developed Pre-FIB Layer-Mapping Cryo Tomography (PLCT), an integrated workflow combining modified high-pressure freezing and plasma-based FIB milling to enable high-resolution, depth-resolved cryo-ET of multilayered tissues like the retina, successfully revealing native ultrastructures such as neurofilaments and synaptic ribbons.

Wang, F., Lin, X., Rao, B., Lai, X., Yu, L., Sun, F., Qu, J., Zhang, J.2026-08-30
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Structural generalization and continual learning enabled by factorized entorhinal-hippocampal memory and entorhinal-parietal action circuits

This study demonstrates that a computational model combining a content-independent entorhinal-hippocampal metric scaffold with a factorized entorhinal-parietal action policy network successfully replicates human and monkey abilities to achieve flexible mnemonic, transitive, and structural generalization while enabling continual learning without catastrophic forgetting.

Hwang, J., Neupane, S., Jazayeri, M., Fiete, I.2026-08-30
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Chromatin remodeling protein CHD4 regulates axon guidance of spiral ganglion neurons in developing cochlea

This study demonstrates that the chromatin remodeling protein CHD4 is essential for the proper axon guidance and fasciculation of spiral ganglion neurons during cochlear development by epigenetically repressing specific axon guidance molecules, thereby explaining the hearing loss associated with CHD4 mutations in Sifrim-Hitz-Weiss syndrome.

Kim, J., Martinez, E., Qiu, J., Laureano, A., Hinman, A. M., Ni, J. Z., Kwan, K.2026-08-29
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Descending somatosensory and motor cortical inputs shape auditory processing in the midbrain

This study demonstrates that descending projections from the primary somatosensory and motor cortices to the auditory midbrain integrate body- and movement-related signals to dynamically modulate auditory processing, enhancing or suppressing sound responses depending on the timing of cortical activation relative to sound onset.

Kim, G., Kang, H. Y., Han, J., Sanchez-Valpuesta, M., Lee, J., Kim, S.-G.2026-08-29
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A multi-b-value test-retest diffusion MRI brain dataset for model validation and reproducibility assessment

This paper introduces a publicly available, densely sampled, multi-b-value longitudinal test-retest diffusion MRI dataset from eleven healthy volunteers, designed to facilitate the validation of signal models, assessment of reproducibility, and optimization of acquisition protocols for brain tissue analysis.

Pieciak, T., Guadilla, I., Ciupek, D., Navarro-Gonzalez, R., Merino-Caviedes, S., Villacorta-Aylagas, P., Magdaleno Huma (…)2026-08-27
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Distribution of the glucagon receptor in periventricular brain barrier interfaces including motile and primary cilia in rat brain

This study reveals that the glucagon receptor is specifically localized to motile ependymal cilia, tanycytic primary cilia, and subcommissural organ cells in the rat brain, suggesting a novel mechanism for integrating peripheral metabolic signals with central homeostatic circuits at periventricular barrier interfaces.

Holst, C. B., Thomsen, O. K., Wewer Albrechtsen, N. J., Knudsen, J. G., Christensen, S. T., Mollgard, K.2026-08-27