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… Brady Weissbourd uses jellyfish to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function. Neural … Motivation and Behavior Neuro Genomics and Proteomics Evolution neural systems Internal states neuromodulation … , to ask questions at the interface of nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function. Our …

… Theme and variations: circuit mechanisms of behavioral evolution Animals exhibit an astonishing variation in their … diversity. To gain insight into mechanisms of behavioral evolution, we have begun to translate neurogenetic tools … nodes in neural circuits can contribute to behavioral evolution. We are now taking advantage of the rapid evolution …

… to understanding nervous system health, disease and evolution. circuits C. elegans neurodegeneration epilepsy drosophila Internal states Evolution Why studying simple organisms—none larger than the … to understanding nervous system health, disease and evolution. You don’t look through compound eyes as you fly. …

… Viruses and transposable elements are major drivers of evolution and make up over half the sequences in the human … of RNA at synapses; a striking example of convergent evolution. I will discuss how this novel intercellular …

… and regenerating their neural networks. development Evolution neural systems With an eye on implications for …

… environmental changes, as well as during differentiation, evolution and disease. The National Academy of Sciences is a …

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… can push them one way or another.  It’s hard to imagine evolution not exploiting that.” Above: Key equations from the …

… might these efforts intersect with Picower? The natural evolution of this work is through broader collaborations …