One Powerful Cell Makes or Breaks Your Habits September 7, 2017 Researchers pinpoint the neurons responsible for orchestrating habitual behavior Some habits are...
Neurotechnology and the Future of Hope August 25, 2017 Bill Kochevar wears a bright red shirt and what looks like a cast on his right arm. As he raises a...
Researchers awarded $3 million Brain Initiative Award August 18, 2017 Treating psychiatric and motor disorders without surgery or life-long pharmacology is a challenging...
Parallel inhibitory and excitatory sensorimotor loops control active sensing August 4, 2017 The Wang lab, in collaboration with Martin Deschene’s lab, discovered parallel disynaptic sensory...
The eardrum moves when they eyes move: A multisensory effect on the mechanics of hearing July 25, 2017 A new publication from the Groh Lab was published in bioRxiv and featured in New Scientists in July...
New publication from the Grandl Lab June 20, 2017 Research from the Grandl Lab published in Cell Reports on June 20 explains how mechanosensitive...
Spotlight on Research: Corollary Discharge June 1, 2017 Our bodies react to sensory stimuli from our environment. For example, if we touch a hot surface,...
Immunotherapy target suppresses pain to mask cancer May 25, 2017 Cancer Cells Jam a Cell Receptor to Prevent Pain Signals Once hailed as a breakthrough in cancer...
Duke Faculty Spring Reads: Dale Purves May 2, 2017 The universality of musical tones has long fascinated philosophers, scientists, musicians and...
Tadross receives Parkinson's disease foundation award April 25, 2017 Michael Tadross, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University, has been chosen...
Next class of graduate students announced April 20, 2017 After a very successful graduate recruiting effort, Duke Neurobiology is excited to announce the...
Marc Sommer one of five faculty named Bass Fellows for Excellence in Teaching and Research April 19, 2017 Five Duke professors have been selected as members of Duke’s Bass Society of Fellows in recognition...
Homing System Delivers Drugs To Specific Neurons April 7, 2017 New technique reveals synaptic contributions to Parkinson's Disease Biomedical engineers have...
Yiyang Gong awarded Sloan Fellowship in neuroscience February 21, 2017 Yiyang Gong, assistant professor in Neurobiology, has been selected as a Sloan Fellow in...
Tackling Human Brain Tumors by First Growing Them in a Dish February 20, 2017 For doctors and patients, the fight against cancer can be a lot like an exceedingly tricky version...