How decisions light up a brain (VIDEO) Stanford University School of Engineering This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption Stanford researchers have developed a technique called COSMOS that can capture movies of neural activity throughout the curved cerebral cortex of a mouse brain. They have created a website to show other scientists how they can build this powerful but relatively inexpensive system to study perception and screen for better psychiatric drugs. Credit Video courtesy of Isaac Kauvar and Timothy Machado. Usage Restrictions With attribution License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.