The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of six faculty members, including four full professors and two assistant professors.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHM) Investigator Mark Schnitzer and his team have tracked the activity of single neurons across the entire visual cortex in mice, unveiling how the brain processes visual information at a breadth and resolution never seen before.
While sleeping, the entire brain rolls through long, slow waves of electrical activity, like waves on a calm ocean. Researchers call that state of consciousness "slow wave sleep".