Brain Research

Rendering of the building that will house the Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences on the Weizmann Institute of Science campus, Skorka Architects

The Weizmann Institute of Science Receives $50 Million from the Azrieli Foundation to Help Humanity Unlock the Mysteries of the Brain

09.11.2021

Brain & Behavior, Benefiting Humanity

This donation – among the largest of its kind for the Foundation – will establish the Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences at the...

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Neurons Search for Understanding

05.07.2021

Brain & Behavior

A new research approach reveals how the brain learns new rules

The Egyptian fruit bat

Right Off the Bat: Navigation in Extra-Large Spaces

27.05.2021

Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior

Bats navigating in an innovative extra-large experimental setup reveal an unknown neuronal code

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A Natural Food Supplement May Relieve Anxiety

18.05.2021

Biochemistry, Brain & Behavior, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Mice receiving the plant-derived substance were less anxious than the controls

A mosquito on a notebook. Photo by Dr. Jonas Wietek

Brain Research Gets a Boost from Mosquitos

11.05.2021

Life Sciences, Brain & Behavior

New versions of light-sensitive proteins could illuminate the dark corners of our brain’s communication pathways

Electron microscopy images representing different views of the MC4 receptor bound to setmelanotide, in complex with proteins activated by the binding

The Hunger Games: Uncovering the Secret of the Hunger Switch in the Brain

15.04.2021

Structural Biology, Brain & Behavior, Nutrition, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A 3D structure reveals how a unique molecular switch in our brain causes us to feel full – and may help develop improved anti-obesity drugs...

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