Six from Duke Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Elected by their peers for distinguished efforts to advance science and its applications Six members of the Duke faculty have been named have been named Fellows of the American...
Astrocytes Identified as Master ‘Conductors’ of the Brain Star-shaped ‘glue’ cells make it their business to govern connections between neurons DURHAM, N.C. -- In the orchestra of the brain, the firing of each neuron is controlled by two...
Real Neurons are Noisy. Can Neural Implants Figure That Out? The brain has adaptive noise filters that change with conditions, making signals 20 – 100 percent more accurate DURHAM, N.C. – If human eyes came in a package, it would have to be labeled “Natural...
Neurobiologist Finds Potent Pain-Suppression Center in the Brain Single OFF switch dampens response of dozens of pain-promotion centers A Duke University research team has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly...
Price, Kornbluth and Six Senior Faculty Join American Academy of Arts & Sciences President Vincent Price, Provost Sally Kornbluth and six other Duke faculty members have been...
Neuroscientists Find New Roles for Huntington’s Protein Crucial role in synapse formation could be new avenue toward treatment DURHAM, N.C. -- A Duke University research team has identified a new function of a gene called...
Two Medicine Researchers Named NIH "New Innovators" NIH Director's grant for highly creative scientists carries five years of support School of Medicine researchers Diego Bohórquez Ph.D. and Opeyemi Olabisi M.D., Ph.D. have been...
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...
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...
