Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: How to Manipulate the Brain to Control Maternal Behavior in Females and Reduce Aggression in Males

Weizmann Institute Scientists Discover: How to Manipulate the Brain to Control Maternal Behavior in Females and Reduce Aggression in Males

07.10.2015

Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior

New research shows that same network of brain cells operates differently in male and female mice

The olfactory fingerprint of the person in the middle remains consistent, even after 30 days (right), but is very different from that of another person (left)

Fingerprinting Our Sense of Smell

29.06.2015

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute Scientists develop an “olfactory fingerprint” test that may do more than just identify individuals

Inclusion bodies (red) are surrounded by lipid droplets (green)

A Cellular “Detergent” Cleans Unsightly Clumps

27.05.2015

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology

Drops of fat could be key to keeping nerve cells healthy

Prof. Shimon Ullman

Prof. Shimon Ullman

27.05.2015

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science, Robotics and Machine Learning, Computer Vision

Prof. Shimon Ullman received the Israel Prize in Mathematics and Computer Science

Gene expression of schizophrenia-related genes. 1,028 genes with very similar expression profiles are shown, one to a row, and 480 samples are arrayed in the columns. Red-to-blue shows the strength of the gene's expression level, red being stronger

When Genes Conspire to Cause Disease

16.03.2015

Brain & Behavior

New research reveals a cluster of genetic “typos” that may increase the risk of schizophrenia

handshake illustration: Lee Zakai

Nice to Sniff You: Handshakes May Engage Our Sense of Smell

03.03.2015

Brain & Behavior

People sniff their hands twice as much after a handshake, according to a Weizmann Institute study

Avital Hahamy and Prof. Rafi Malach

Rewiring

02.02.2015

Brain & Behavior

How do our bodies synchronize our two halves – hands and brain?

Some brains are idiosyncratic

Autistic Brains Go Their Own Way

21.01.2015

Brain & Behavior

A new Weizmann Institute study reveals the idiosyncratic brain patterns of autism

Japanese and Israeli scientists at the Advances in Brain Sciences conference

Israel-Japan Conference to Foster Cooperation in Brain Research

21.01.2015

Brain & Behavior

The Advances in Brain Sciences conference was held at the Weizmann Institute and hosted with the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Japan

bat

3D Compass in the Brain

03.12.2014

Brain & Behavior

A study on bats' flight pinpoints the neurons that tell us which way we are headed

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