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Chung leads collaboration to make the best brain map yet

A 2mm thick slice of human brain, treated with SHIELD, lays above some gridded paper so one can see that while yellowish, it is indeed translucent

January 2, 2019

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Chung leads collaboration to make the best brain map yet

Project will reveal the entire human brain, down to subcellular features

Gut-brain connection signals worms to alter behavior while eating

Two nematode worms, glowing light blue, swim over a black background

December 20, 2018

Research findings

Gut-brain connection signals worms to alter behavior while eating

Study may lead to a better understanding of the digestive tract’s nervous system

Mapping the brain, cell by cell, with SHIELD

In the globus pallidus externa neurons that express a protein called parvalbumin are labeled in red, and neurons labeled blue express a protein called GAD1.

December 17, 2018

Research findings

Mapping the brain, cell by cell, with SHIELD

Technique for preserving tissue allows researchers to create maps of neural circuits with single-cell resolution

How returning to a prior context briefly heightens memory recall

A hippocampus section featuring logn arcs stained blue (as a nuclear marker) and red to indicate the potassium ion channels key to the study

December 11, 2018

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How returning to a prior context briefly heightens memory recall

Going back to a scene makes engram cells more electrically excitable

Brown wins 2018 Dickson Prize in Science

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December 5, 2018

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Brown wins 2018 Dickson Prize in Science

CMU award recognizes 'physician-scientist'

Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of where rats think they are

Matt Wilson sits before a bank of monitors showing readouts of neural data

December 4, 2018

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Neurotechnology provides real-time readouts of where rats think they are

Open-source system provides for fast, accurate neural decoding

MIT biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons

Neurons from mice aged 19 months (bottom row) show much higher rates of oxidative stress than neurons from 9-week-old mice (top row). Lipofuscin, a molecule associated with aging-related oxidative stress, appears red

November 27, 2018

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MIT biologists discover an unusual hallmark of aging in neurons

Snippets of RNA that accumulate in brain cells could interfere with normal function

Dozens from Picower present research at SfN

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November 13, 2018

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Dozens from Picower present research at SfN

Researchers take part in field's largest annual exchange of ideas

With fellowship, postdoc will work to solve Alzheimer’s myelin mystery

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November 8, 2018

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With fellowship, postdoc will work to solve Alzheimer’s myelin mystery

Joel Blanchard wins 2018 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship in Aging Research

Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

An illustration shows a cat within a dopamine molecule reflected as a scary large cat in a larger dopamine molecule

November 7, 2018

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Dopamine primes the brain for enhanced vigilance

Neuroscientists discover a circuit that helps redirect attention to focus on potential threats

Innovations giving neuroscientists exciting new ways to gain insights, symposium speakers say

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October 25, 2018

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Innovations giving neuroscientists exciting new ways to gain insights, symposium speakers say

Experts show advances in microscopy, tissue engineering, reporters of brain activity

A new model for how working memory gets you through the day

Earl Miller presents a slide about working memory

October 24, 2018

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A new model for how working memory gets you through the day

Brain rhythms have crucial role in maintenance and control

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