Brain & Behavior

An entire mouse brain viewed from above: Neuronal extensions connect the two amygdalas

Turning Down the Brain to Erase Fearful Memories

14.03.2017

Brain & Behavior

Weakening communication between two parts of the brain in mice reduced their fear levels

social fish

Getting to the Genetic Basis of Social Behavior and Anxiety

21.02.2017

Brain & Behavior, Genetics

Fish with two genes for a crucial protein are helping researchers understand its function in neurodevelopmental disorders

Brain tissue from genetically engineered mice

Keeping Up the Pressure

13.02.2017

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

A new neural mechanism is found to regulate the chronic stress response

Prof. Avraham Yaron and group

Losing Nerve: Development Sheds Light on Later Degenerative Disease

02.02.2017

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Protein “brakes” that stay nerve cell pruning early on may malfunction in ALS and other disorders

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...

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