Brain & Behavior

Dr. Yaniv Ziv

Remembering in Time

21.07.2014

Lasers & Optics, Brain & Behavior

Dr. Yaniv Ziv want to know how our brain keeps memories of individual events in order

depression

Tiny Molecule Could Help Diagnose and Treat Mental Disorders

19.06.2014

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute scientists “fingerprint” a culprit in depression, anxiety and other mood disorders

Our nerves respond to a range of stimuli

A Break in the Signal

03.04.2014

Brain & Behavior

Why does a background noise that stops and suddenly starts again get our attention?

(l-r) Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society, Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President of the Weizmann Institute with the signed agreement

New German-Israeli Laboratory Inaugurated at the Weizmann Institute

05.03.2014

Brain & Behavior

The Weizmann Institute's Prof. Alon Chen will head the Lab

Writ Large – and Small

Writ Large – and Small

06.02.2014

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics

How does the brain encode movements that occur on many scales?

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

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