Imagination exercise helps people get a grip on real pandemic risks
Combining local and very real risk statistics for SARS-CoV-2 infection with an exercise in imagination helped participants in a Duke University psychology study make more realistic decisions about
New work on decision-making from PI Scott Huettel
You dash into a convenience store for a quick snack, spot an apple and reach for a candy bar instead. Poor self-control may not be the only factor behind your choice, new research suggests.
New work in Neuron from Eroglu Lab
Neurobiology grad student Justin Savage is one of the team of authors on this latest work that includes contributions from first author and alum Katie Baldwin and PIs Ru-rong Ji and Cagla Eroglu.
Neurobiology bids farewell to retiring faculty member Miguel Nicolelis
Congratulations to Professor Miguel Nicolelis on his retirement from Duke University on June 30, 2021 and his transition to Prof
A New Day for People with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Neurosurgeon Derek Southwell, MD, PhD, has been at Duke only since 2019, but he has already expanded the options for epilepsy treatment in the state of North Carolina.
Learning Something Surprising About "SuperLearners"
The discovery of a signaling pathway in the brain that could make mice into ‘superlearners’ understandably touched off a lot of excitement a few years back.
Kafui Dzirasa honored with Duke U. Presidential Award
The Presidential Awards are the highest honor given by Duke to staff and faculty members. Many of this year's winners helped Duke rise to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic and t