Brain & Behavior

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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”

Prof. Yael Hanein

Long-Term Vision

08.04.2013

Nano Physics, Brain & Behavior, Technology & Applications

The methods she learned in her physics research at the Weizmann Institute help Prof. Yael Hanein create unique medical nanodevices

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Israeli Researchers to Participate in European Commission Flagship

27.01.2013

Brain & Behavior, Science Teaching

The European Commission has officially announced the selection of the Human Brain Project (HBP) as one of its two Future Emerging Technologies (FET)...

Volunteers had "whiskers"attached to their fingers

Learning a New Sense

09.01.2013

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists observe as humans learn to sense like a rat, with “whiskers”

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The Smell of White

09.01.2013

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists apply the principles of white color and white noise to create a white smell

white smell illustration

The Smell of White

22.11.2012

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists apply the principles of white color and white noise to create a white smell

Anat Arzi and Prof. Noam Sobel

A Lesson in Sleep Learning

18.11.2012

Brain & Behavior

Subjects did not recall learning, but their sniffs showed they had learned the night’s lesson

Illustration: attaching plastic “whiskers” to the fingers of blindfolded volunteers and asking them to carry out a location task

Learning a New Sense

05.11.2012

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists observe as humans learn to sense like a rat, with ”whiskers”

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The Persistence of Memory

03.09.2012

Brain & Behavior

Why do some troubling memories continue to haunt while others can be repressed?

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