News
September 29, 2021
Meet Marissa Applegate
How did video games put a child on the path to neuroscience? Meet Marissa Applegate, a graduate student in the Aronov Lab.
Growth & Development
September 27, 2021
Scientists Closer to Understanding How Diverse Neurons are Made
A Q&A with neuroscientists and fruit fly experts Minoree Kohwi and Tanguy Lucas
Tools & Technology
September 23, 2021
New Map of Mouse Spinal Cord Provides a Reference for Science and Disease
3-D atlas of the entire mouse spinal cord may help reveal how the nerve cells there work and how to repair them
Growth & Development
August 11, 2021
Scientists Identify Specific Gene Tied to Growth and Health of Brain Cells in Flies and Mice
Wnk gene offers new insights into how axons elaborate and maintain their complex morphology, with implications for neural degeneration and repair
Evolution
August 5, 2021
Flies with Four Wings? Investigating Genes that Pattern Animal Bodies
A Q&A with Richard Mann and Ryan Loker
Learning & Memory
July 30, 2021
How the Brain Learns to Value the Road Not Taken
Study that asked people to pick paintings reveals bias in how memories of past decisions influence future decisions
News
July 27, 2021
Investing with the Future in Mind
Longtime Zuckerman Institute Supporter Dr. Theo Wilson Creates Estate Gifts
Learning & Memory
July 23, 2021
How Brains Get “In the Zone”
Mouse research links motivation for mental state to dopamine, a brain chemical implicated in Parkinson’s and other diseases.
The Senses
July 21, 2021
The Science of Whiskers: How Touch Remaps the Brain
New mouse research on the sense of touch reveals surprising mental flexibility, with potential implications for designing touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs and understanding disorders such as autism.
