Small Cluster of Neurons is Off-On Switch for Mouse Songs With precise control, neurobiology researchers could make a mouse sing or not on command Researchers at Duke University have isolated a cluster of neurons in a mouse’s brain that...
Geri Dawson Named Director of Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Noted autism researcher to lead university interdisciplinary institute
General Anesthesia Hijacks Sleep Circuitry to Knock You Out After 170 years, nobody was quite sure where anesthesia worked on the brain The discovery of general anesthesia 170 years ago was a medical miracle, enabling millions of...
Challenging the Way People Think about ‘Normal’ Father of son with autism urges moving from inclusion to a purpose-filled life The Hon. Mike Lake’s Twitter account description sums up his busy life: “Canadian...
Blue Devil of the Week: Connecting Duke’s ‘Brainiacs’ Nicole Schramm-Sapyta leads the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences Name: Nicole Schramm-Sapyta Title: Chief Operating Officer and Assistant...
Said@Duke: N.C. Rep. Ray Russell on a Scientist in the Legislature Rep. Russell, a computer science professor at Appalachian State University and a newly elected...
It's Not Your Fault -- Your Brain is Self-Centered Short-term memory focuses on things we label as “ours,” no matter how random they are DURHAM, N.C. -- You’re in the middle of a conversation and suddenly turn away because you...
Money-savers Focus Attention -- And Eyes -- On the Prize Patient savers eye movements reveal how they think about long-term rewards.
Dzirasa and Cook Named to American Society for Clinical Investigation For young investigators who have contributed to understanding human disease Two Duke University researchers were elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation...
