Research Roundup: Spring 2019
Here are summaries of a selection of the papers published by Duke Neurobiology in Spring 2019:
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Congratulations to Tyler Bradshaw and Alex Vaz for the funding of their NIH F31 grants!
Tyler Bradshaw (Soderling lab) and Alex Vaz (Brunel lab) received F31 grants from the NIH.
Glickfeld and Beck Article Highlighted in Journal of Neuroscience
In a new study published in Journal of Neuroscience, Miaomiao Jin, Jeffrey Beck, and Lindsey Glickfeld show t
Neurobiology Faculty Honored at SOM Spring Meeting
On May 8th, faculty and staff gathered at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens for the 2019 Spring Faculty Meeting where several Neurobiology Faculty were recognized.
General Anesthesia Hijacks Sleep Circuitry to Knock You Out
The discovery of general anesthesia 170 years ago was a medical miracle, enabling millions of patients to undergo invasive, life-saving surgeries without pain.
Puñal Awarded NIH Postdoc Training Grant
Congratulations to Vanessa Puñal who is the recipient of an NIH Institutional Research and Career Development Award (IRACDA) Postdoctoral training grant through University of Michigan.
Coupled ripples in memory
A new study from Alex Vaz and Nicolas Brunel finds that just before the brain successfully retrieves a mem
Nicolelis Receives Nokia Bell Labs' Shannon Luminary Award
Miguel Nicolelis accepted the Shannon Luminary Award and delivered a Shannon Luminary Lecture&n
Money-savers focus attention -- and eyes -- on the prize
Why are some people able to patiently save for the future, while others opt for smaller amounts of money now?