Visiting a brain research lab at MIT

The camera peers through a doorway as a young man in a trenchcoat uses a phone to film Mriganka Sur and Ravish Kumar in conversation next to a large microscope and some computer equipment.
September 28, 2023
Watch on YouTube (n.b. in Hindi)

Neurons "Borrow" Serotonin From Each Other to Drive Different Behaviors Across Time

The shape of a worm's body is indicated on a black background by parts glowing green or red. The green shows how a neuron runs through its length to the head. The head itself is red.
September 27, 2023
Read in Labroots

Experimental Alzheimer's molecule improves cognition in mice by tamping down on inflammation

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August 31, 2023
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Gene expression differences drive motor neuron lineage decisions

Over a black background two neural axons extend through the frame like lumpy check marks. One is light green with noticable darker green splotches within its lumps. The other is magenta and has no dark green splotches.
August 28, 2023
Read in Front Line Genomics

Gene transcription may be responsible for aging, study finds

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August 27, 2023
Read in Interesting Engineering

Worm Brains, Decoded like Never Before, Could Shed Light on Our Own Mind

A dark grey worm looks like a sine wave as it wriggles through a patchy lighter gray area. The worm's head has blue orange and green dots on it. There is a black line running from head to tail through its body. There is text in the upper left corner showing measures of its velocity, head curvature and feeding rate.
August 21, 2023
Read in Scientific American
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