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Dr. Tali Kimchi. Behavioral switches

When a Woman Is More Like a Man

01.05.2009
Brain & Behavior
Brains are wired for both male and female behavior. What turns sex-related behavior on?
Standing: (l-r) Eran Dayan, Dr. Son Preminger, Dr. Guido Hesselman and Lior Fisch. Sitting: (l-r) Roye Salomon, Michal Ramot, Ido Davidesko, Prof. Rafael Malach and Michal Harel. Constant activity

Screen Saver

01.05.2009
Brain & Behavior
Our brain cells are constantly active, even when our eyes are closed and our feet up
(l-r) Dr. Assaf Rotem and Prof. Elisha Moses. Smart nerve network

Designer Nerves

01.05.2009
Space & Physics, Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science
Circuits grown from living nerve cells could become an interface between human brains and artificial systems
Dr. Gil Levkowitz.

Fishing for Brain Cells

01.05.2009
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development
See-through zebrafish embryos let scientists see into such processes as brain development
Behind Closed Eyes

Behind Closed Eyes

04.02.2009
Brain & Behavior
Weizmann Institute research shows our brain's sense centers are continuously active. In the absence of a stimulus, however, their...
Extra Copies of a Gene Carry Extra Risk

Extra Copies of a Gene Carry Extra Risk

04.02.2009
Brain & Behavior, Genetics
For Some Genes, Too Much is Almost as Bad as Too Little    
Working Artificial Nerve Networks

Working Artificial Nerve Networks

28.01.2009
Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science
Weizmann Institute Scientists Create Working Artificial Nerve Networks  
Smelling Like a Rose

Smelling Like a Rose

01.11.2008
Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science
Scientists reveal a chemical basis for smell appreciation
Prof. Orly Reiner. In the right measure

Good Migrations

01.10.2008
Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics
Embryonic nerve cells must be "in shape" to get where they're going
Prof. Vivian Teichberg

Brain Pump

31.08.2008
Brain & Behavior
Prof. Vivian Teichberg of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department has developed a new method for removing dangerous surplus glutamate...

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