Brain & Behavior

human amygdala and cortex

All Too Human

22.01.2019

Brain & Behavior

The price we pay for our advanced brains may be a greater tendency to disorders

pituitary

Where the Blood-Brain Barrier Breaks Down

07.01.2019

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology

The cells that keep blood vessels in the pituitary permeable to hormones may hold the key to future drug delivery

MeCP2 and neurons

The Importins of Anxiety

11.12.2018

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

The discovery of a new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments

spiegel_neurons

Where Inside and Outside Meet in the Brain

03.12.2018

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

A unique neural circuit in the cortex controls how internal states affect our ability to learn from outside experience

Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space

Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space

14.10.2018

Brain & Behavior

The finding reveals a new mechanism for orchestrating neuronal activity

mouse fetus and placenta

Please Ignore This Message: The Link between Pregnancy and Anorexia

16.05.2018

Brain & Behavior, Evolution and Development, Fertility

Researchers discover the molecule that “programs” a tendency to develop an eating disorder

mTOR protein (magenta) in the sciatic nerve after injury

“Lord of the Rings” Protein Jump-Starts Nerve Repair

16.04.2018

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

Hidden from view, a central repair protein is made on the spot

Lighting up the reward center: Light-sensitive proteins are inserted into specific brain cells. Blue: dopamine-producing cells in the reward system in the ventral tegmental area. Red: cells carrying the inserted protein in a mouse brain. Yellow: Overlap between cells that are carrying the optogenetic protein and those that are dopamine-producing. Image obtained by confocal microscope in the lab of Prof. Tali Kimchi

When Mickey Met Minnie: A Neural Reward Circuit Determines Sexual Preference in Mice

05.03.2018

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

Blocking dopamine receptors in male mouse brains dampened their preference for females

organoid with folds

“Brain on a Chip” Reveals How the Brain Folds

19.02.2018

Lasers & Optics, Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Evolution and Development

Keeping the tiny "brains" flat enabled researchers to follow the process of wrinkling, step by step

Bats use social maps

Mapping the Social Landscape

11.01.2018

Brain & Behavior

A new study on bats reveals the cells that link our social connections to our internal spatial maps

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