A genetic variant associated with multiple psychiatric disorders drives changes in a brain network that may increase an individual’s risk of developing bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, finds a study published in JNeurosci.

Sleep deprivation may disrupt the brain's ability to integrate information over time, potentially contributing to the decline in cognitive performance observed during extended time awake, suggests a study in rats published in JNeurosci.

A neuroimaging study published in JNeurosci reveals the neural network responsible for attributing the sense of touch to a location in space develops and operates differently in individuals blind from birth compared to sighted individuals.