Knocking out the immune cytokine IL-6 exacerbates symptoms in HD model mice, affects neural connection genes

Collaboration will develop compound to correct gene expression in brain’s immune cells

Drug compound, tested in mice, could be effective in treating the leading heritable cause of intellectual disability and autism

By making brain and other tissues reversibly stretchable or compressible, ELAST allows labeling probes to infuse more quickly

Reactivating an enzyme that promotes DNA repair can help to reverse age-related cognitive decline in mice.

The protein Synaptotagmin 7 limits supply of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles for release at synapses

Picower Institute researchers are embarking on experiments to learn the mechanisms by which coronavirus might affect mental health

A neurologist and researcher pitches in to help New England get through tough times

Neurons that store abstract representations of past experiences are activated when a new, similar event takes place

Institute researchers are advancing their work in many ways despite time away from the lab required to corral Covid-19

Research on how the brain processes sight has told neuroscientists much about how the brain works more broadly

New NIH grant funds study that will span receptors, cells, the whole brain and behavior