How VR Is Helping Paraplegics Walk Again January 17, 2018 Imagine being told you will never walk again. For paraplegics, this is a reality. But it may be...
Neurobiology Photography Contest January 10, 2018 The Neurobiology Photography Contest is an opportunity for the Duke community to display...
A scientist explores the mysteries of the gut-brain connection December 8, 2017 The brain in your head and the one in your gut are always exchanging info. But how do they do it?...
New edition of seminal Neuroscience textbook released December 5, 2017 The 6th edition of the seminal textbook Neurosciencehas just been published and is now available in...
Meghana Vagwala from the Dzirasa Lab named Marshall Scholar December 5, 2017 Two Duke University students and one Duke graduate are among the 43 recipients of the prestigious...
Inactivating Piezo1 Ion Channels November 28, 2017 Research from Jason Wu in the Grandl Lab published in Cell Reports on November 28 explains how...
How Your Brain Wiring Drives Social Interactions November 15, 2017 Humans and many other animals express a range of social behaviors, from cooperation to aggression...
Why head and face pain causes more suffering November 13, 2017 Hate headaches? The distress you feel is not all in your—well, head. People consistently rate pain...
Star-Shaped Brain Cells Orchestrate Neural Connections November 9, 2017 Dysfunction of intricate astrocyte cells may underlie devastating diseases like autism,...
Piecing Together MS October 30, 2017 A single symptom doesn’t tell much of a story. However, like an artist collecting and organizing...
Huanghe Yang wins NIH New Innovator Award October 11, 2017 Huanghe Yang has been named one of the the recipients of a 2017 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award...
Lo and Team Aim to Improve Brain Cancer Drug Testing October 3, 2017 Neurobiologist Donald Lo, Ph.D., and cancer researcher Albert Baldwin, Ph.D., believed they would...
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...