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Prof. Michal Schwartz

Israel Prize in Life Sciences to Prof. Michal Schwartz

20.03.2023
Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics
Schwartz was honored for “groundbreaking discoveries that led to a new understanding of the interactions between the immune system and the brain”
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Born Ready for Pressure

18.01.2023
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development
Stress-resilient fish are born that way; their immune system reveals why
Seeing Things Differently: The Secret Life of Our Eyes

Seeing Things Differently: The Secret Life of Our Eyes

26.12.2022
Math & Computer Science, Robotics and Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Brain & Behavior
Tracking our eyes’ motion when we are faced with a visual challenge may help researchers uncover neural encoding in the brain
Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

15.11.2022
Brain & Behavior
By flipping a single synaptic connection in a neural circuit, the researchers caused male worms to behave like females in response to a painful cue
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Neurons Caught Rapidly Switching Gears

24.08.2022
Brain & Behavior
A new study suggests that neurons are not programmed for a single task, but rather are highly dynamic and agile
Scent of a Friend

Scent of a Friend

24.06.2022
Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development
Similarities in body odor may contribute to social bonding
Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

Changing the Channel: Study Sheds New Light on a Promising Antidepressant

31.05.2022
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
A newly revealed mechanism of ketamine’s action on potassium channels in neurons may lead to improved therapies for depression
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Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

31.03.2022
Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers discover a new neuroprotective pathway
Two different proteins expressed in a mouse brain are revealed by dual-color MRI

Tracking Multiple Genes with Flying Colors

31.01.2022
Brain & Behavior, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs
A new method for mapping gene expression deep in the body could one day be used to track stem cells or cancer therapy
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The Social Sense

28.12.2021
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology
Oxytocin in a developing fish brain determines later social behavior  

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08.03.2023
Treating a Heart Attack before It Happens
Heavy imbalance: The biomass of humans, livestock, pets and wild mammals (Illustration: Itai Raveh)
27.02.2023
The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild Mammals
Close-up diagram of the quantum twisting microscope in action. Electrons tunnel from the probe (inverted pyramid at the top) to the sample (bottom) in several places at once (green vertical lines), in a quantum coherent manner
22.02.2023
The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum Materials