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How Knots of DNA Help Create Our Sense of Smell

Newfound structures in mice may play a role in early development and neurodegenerative disease

Growth & Development April 11, 2025

Scientists Win Award for Fundamental Research

Prizes recognize their pioneering research illuminating how cells communicate with each other, a crucial factor to them developing properly.

Growth & Development September 25, 2024

Protein Droplets Help Organize Fly Brain Cell Development

A Q&A with brain development and fruit fly expert Minoree Kohwi

Learning & Memory March 16, 2023

Why Do We Tell Stories?

A Conversation Between an Author and a Neuroscientist

Growth & Development November 8, 2022

Mental Landscapes: Seeing in 3D

Study of albino mice illuminates how the neural circuitry of vision is established and how it can go wrong

Growth & Development September 26, 2022

Mental Landscapes: The Neural Cartography of Smell

The experience of every odor derives from precise brain circuitry that researchers now are revealing in unprecedented detail

Tools & Technology August 1, 2022

This One-Time Tennis Pro Switches Brain Cells On and Off

Meet Graduate Student Amir Lawen, Neurobiology and Behavior Program

This Musician Looks at Vision Using Flies

Meet Graduate Student Sharon Su, Neurobiology and Behavior Program

Mental Landscapes: Shaping a Fly

A new look at nerve cells linked to complicated movements that require many steps.

Growth & Development March 10, 2022

Meet Alexis Kim

How do neuroscience research and a family legacy intersect for a research technician? Meet Alexis Kim, research technician in the Marlin Lab.

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