Research News
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...
Plan to Attend the Triangle Spring Neuroscience Conference!
February 16, 2017
The Triangle Spring Neuroscience Conference will be held April 13th, 2017 at the Embassy Suites...
Cellular Quality Control Process Could be Huntington’s Disease Drug Target Root cause is shared by Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases
February 14, 2017
The loss of motor function and mental acuity associated with Huntington’s disease might be...