Beth Stevens’s work on how microglia (green cells) prune connections between neurons (purple) may help explain conditions ranging from schizophrenia to Alzheimer’s disease. Ken Richardson This woman may know a …
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After his move from Columbia University to become director the National Institute of Mental Health, Joshua Gordon oversees researchers working in the John Edward Porter Neuroscience Research Center (above). NIMH …
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For the ticklish among us, just the approach of wiggling fingers is enough to elicit squeals, if not screams. And it turns out we’re not the only ones. Now, a …
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A computer program just ranked the most influential brain scientists of the modern era By John BohannonNov. 11, 2016 , 9:45 AM When it comes to influential neuroscience research, University …
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Midnight karaoke, snake hallucinations, paranoia, and exhaustion: Meet the scientists who work the night shift By Sam KeanNov. 23, 2016 , 9:00 AM All Rodrigo Medellín wanted was a nap. …
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Hugh and Chris Hempel, whose daughters Addi (left) and Cassi have Niemann-Pick type C-1 and receive cyclodextrin intravenously and via spinal injections. Hugh and Chris Hempel Why are people fighting …
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To most people, the phrase “I feel your pain” is just an expression of sympathy. But it’s also a real biological phenomenon, a new study in rodents suggests. Healthy mice …
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Once a year for 5 years, a crew of researchers would set sail off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, to locate frigate birds flocking and diving just above the ocean’s surface. …
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Human hunters may be making birds smarter by inadvertently shooting those with smaller brains. That’s the conclusion of a new study, which finds that hunting may be exerting a powerful …
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BENGALURU, INDIA—The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has derailed a controversial experiment that would seek to revive brain-dead accident victims. On 11 November, ICMR’s National Institute of Medical Statistics …
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