Brain & Behavior

bats orient themselves to a destination

Bats Remember Directions

12.01.2017

Brain & Behavior

Researchers identify the cells that orient bats – and possibly humans – toward a destination

Yizhar, Chen and Prinz

Less-Stress Neurons Identified

17.11.2016

Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A method for switching neurons on and off with light helps pinpoint anxiety neurons in the brain

mice get jet lag too

Blast of Thin Air Can Reset Circadian Clocks

23.10.2016

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior

Research in mice suggests lowering oxygen levels might ease jetlag

Stress-coping molecule Urocortin-3 (green) and its receptor, CRFR2 (red),

Stress-Coping Mechanism Helps Mice Make New Friends

19.07.2016

Brain & Behavior

Weizmann Institute scientists show how a molecule in the mouse’s brain regulates social behavior

Staff Scientist: Dr. Ehud Fonio

Staff Scientist: Dr. Ehud Fonio

14.07.2016

Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior

What can a physicist learn from ants?

microglia

Disrupted Immunity in the Fetal Brain Is Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders

27.06.2016

Brain & Behavior, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Weizmann Institute findings in mice may help explain how viral infection during pregnancy raises the risk of autism and schizophrenia in the...

CRFR1 -- only for emergencies

Receptive to Stress

26.05.2016

Brain & Behavior

A stress receptor in the brain is found to regulate metabolic responses to stressful situations differently in male and female mice

(l-r) Prof. Elisha Moses, Prof. Menahem Segal and Dr. Yaron Penn

Neuron Networks Lead by Consensus

23.05.2016

Theoretical Physics, Brain & Behavior

Neurons may synchronize their oscillations to produce signals

timestamp for the brain

Time and Place

09.05.2016

Brain & Behavior

Patterns of nerve cell activity act as a "timestamp" in our brain

Day 3 of the fMRI experiment

Learning without One’s Knowledge

04.05.2016

Brain & Behavior

Subject's brains in an fMRI experiment showed the preferred pattern after three days

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