Brain & Behavior

Dr. Michail (Misha) Tsodyks

A Society of Neurons

02.09.2000

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science

Every nerve cell in the brain is an individual, but its actions are meaningful only if examined within the context of the entire nervous system's "...

Feel the Beat

Feel the Beat

20.07.2000

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

How do the eyes 'speak' with the brain to convey visual information? And how does the brain reconstruct tactile sensations formed at ones fingertips...

3-D computer reconstruction of an inhibitory neuron (white) synaptically interconnected to three pyramidal (excitatory) neurons (blue)

Filters of the Mind

01.05.2000

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

New studies on neurons that inhibit brain activity may shed light on such conditions as ADHD, epilepsy, and other disorders

Illustration: Spinal cord injury and repair

Hyde Turned Jekyll

01.05.2000

Brain & Behavior, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Rats with spinal injuries show improvement after immune cell treatment

Prof. Irith Ginzburg.

Alzheimer's and the Wheel

01.05.2000

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

A faulty wheel in nerve cell "carriages" might be responsible for tangled axons in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases

Dr. Ehud Ahissar

The Ins and Outs of Acetylcholine

01.05.2000

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A enigma concerning the role of a neurotransmitter in learning and memory is solved

Illustration: Peeking into the brain

Brain Microprocessors in Action

01.05.2000

Space & Physics, Brain & Behavior, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

A suggestion on the part of a Weizmann Institute scientist has led to a breakthrough in fMRI brain imaging

Scientists Block Loss Of Eyesight In Animals With A Glaucoma-Like Disease

Scientists Block Loss Of Eyesight In Animals With A Glaucoma-Like Disease

06.03.2000

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer

Weizmann Institute scientists have succeeded in stopping the progressive loss of eyesight in animals with a glaucoma-like disease. Their innovative...

The Ins And Outs Of Acetylcholine

The Ins And Outs Of Acetylcholine

13.02.2000

Brain & Behavior

A team of scientists from the Weizmann Institute and France's Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) has recently shown that the...

Weizmann Institute Scientists Devise an Approach For 'Recruiting' an Immune System Response to Partial Spinal Cord Injuries

Weizmann Institute Scientists Devise an Approach For 'Recruiting' an Immune System Response to Partial Spinal Cord Injuries

01.02.2000

Brain & Behavior, Immunology

Several years ago, a team of Weizmann researchers found that immune cells known as macrophages may be 'recruited' to encourage repair and renewed...

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Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

Credit: Coleen Murphy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

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The Weizmann Institute of Science Ranked among the World’s Top Ten Academic Institutions

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