Research News

It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Marc Caron, PhD, James B. Duke Professor of Cell Biology, Professor of Neurobiology and Professor of Medicine.

The difference between a social butterfly and a lone wolf is actually at least eight differences, according to new findings by a team of Duke brain researchers. By simultaneously spying on the electrical activity of several brain regions, the researchers found they could identify how social or solitary an individual mouse is.

Wisdom may come with age, but young people have the advantage when it comes to learning. Duke neurobiologist Lindsey Glickfeld, PhD, wants to know why. More to the point, she wants to know how. What are the mechanics in the brain and how do those mechanics change from childhood to adulthood?  

Duke neuroscientists discuss the challenges and technological achievements that help us better understand our complex brain. 

Chantell Evans, PhD, assistant professor of cell biology and a training faculty member in neurobiology, has been selected to receive a 2022  Sloan Research Fellowship from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 

Duke University recently launched Duke Science and Technology (DST), a fundraising and faculty recruitment and retention effort aimed at elevating and sustaining excellence in the sciences.

The Neuroscience Quarterly for Winter 2022 features alum Michael Wells as a rising member of the field in this "Future of Neuroscience" interview.

Your taste buds may or may not be able to tell real sugar from a sugar substitute like Splenda, but there are cells in your intestines that can and do distinguish between the two sweet solutions.

Congratulations to Neurobiology grad student Maddie Clark (Bilbo Lab) who just received a fellowship from the Kenan Institute of Ethics to spend this spring as a Teaching on Purpose Fello

Note: Derek Southwell is a member of Neurobiology's training faculty.