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Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

15.11.2022

Brain & Behavior

By flipping a single synaptic connection in a neural circuit, the researchers caused male worms to behave like females in response to a...

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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

Inhibitory mouse neurons – viewed under a microscope

An Essential Balancing Act: Neurons Adapt to Stay Steady

13.04.2021

Brain & Behavior

A study of lab-grown neurons reveals a new regulatory mechanism for keeping the On-Off switches in our brain in balance

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Prof. Atan Gross and the Austrian dancer Olivia Hild. Photos: Roya Meydan

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Down to the Synapse: Connecting Brain Circuits to Behavior

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Expanding the Limits of the Possible

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Computers can solve complex problems but they are far from omnipotent. Prof. Ran Raz of the Weizmann Institute's Computer Science and Applied Mathematics Department is trying to portray the limits...

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