Brain & Behavior

Microglia cells, obtained using a mouse model developed by Prof. Stephen Jung’s team

Not So Dumb

25.11.2013

Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A new kind of genetic switch can target the activities of just one type of brain cell

Power Merger

Power Merger

08.10.2013

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Energy, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Nanocrystals that absorb low-energy photons and emit higher-energy ones could increase solar cell efficiency

The movements of mice dyed in different fluorescent colors are tracked in the darkened enclosure

Mouse Groups Reveal Complex Relationships

02.09.2013

Brain & Behavior

Mice living together exhibited a social structure based on multiple-level interactions

The day after effect of brain activation: The brain image at the back presents spontaneous (resting state) patterns before an fMRI-based neurofeedback training session. The front brain image presents spontaneous (resting state) patterns a day after the training session, illustrating the long-term trace of the training

Past Brain Activation Revealed in Scans

25.06.2013

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists discover that spontaneously emerging brain activity patterns preserve traces of previous cognitive activity

mouse house

Mice in a “Big Brother” Setup Develop Social Structures

17.06.2013

Space & Physics, Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute research into mouse social behavior finds signs of leadership and reveals “autistic” mouse society

Rats' whiskers

New Angle on Perception

12.06.2013

Brain & Behavior

Rats' whiskers, and other sense organs, may process information even before it gets to the nearest nerve cell

Sensory axons induced to prune by trophic withdrawal in vitro

How to Prune a Nerve Cell

28.05.2013

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

Researchers discover a pivotal mechanism for shaping the nervous system

Image: Dr. Yossi Yovel in the lab of Dr. Nachum Ulanovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science

Neural Activity in Bats Measured In Flight

18.04.2013

Brain & Behavior

The Weizmann Institute findings, obtained using miniature wireless devices, provide the first detailed information on the brain mechanisms of three-...

we all smile

The Secret of the Smile

17.04.2013

Brain & Behavior

Monitoring our own facial expression along with that of others is crucial in a complex social situation

Immunostaining of brain section in which the epithelial choroid plexus expresses TGF-β (green), hanging in the brain ventricle, the keyhole-like structure delineated by the ependymal lining (red). In the box, monocytes (green) entering via the choroidal vasculature. The composition reflects the immune-educative nature of the choroid plexus as a gatekeeper of the route to the injured parenchyma

Gateway to the Brain

08.04.2013

Brain & Behavior, Immunology

Shifts in our immune system as we age might explain how older brains get “rusty”

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