At an exhibition marking two decades since a transformative gift from the Picower Foundation, current and alumni members described research at the forefront of neuroscience and beyond.
Gloria Choi’s studies of how the immune system and nervous system influence each other could yield new approaches to treating neurological disorders.
A commonly used screening test creates a gender gap that may hinder diagnosis and treatment for women and girls.
Using organoids to model early development, researchers used an emerging microscopy technology to see that new neurons struggled to reach their developmental destination.
A new computational model could explain differences in recognizing facial emotions.
K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center to investigate the brain’s complex relationship with other body systems.
Infection during pregnancy with elevated levels of the cytokine IL-17a may yield microbiome alterations that prime offspring for aberrant immune responses, mouse study suggests.
While the brain acquires resistance to continuous treatment with mGluR5 inhibitor drugs, lasting effects may still arise if dosing occurs intermittently and during a developmental-critical period.
The K. Lisa Yang Integrative Computational Neuroscience (ICoN) Center will use mathematical tools to transform data into a deep understanding of the brain.
The physicist, neuroscientist, and PhD candidate creates augmentative technology for children with neurodevelopmental differences.
Study suggests a common mechanism underlies some behavioral traits seen in autism and schizophrenia.
Graybiel lab identifies genes linked to abnormal repetitive behaviors often seen in models of addiction and schizophrenia.
The brain uses different frequency rhythms and cortical layers to suppress expected stimulation and increase activity for what’s novel.
The startup Ultranauts offers software and data quality engineering services with a team made up mostly of people on the autism spectrum.
Collaborative research center funded by Lisa Yang and Hock Tan ’75 blends engineering and neuroscience to advance molecular tools for treating brain disorders.