Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

Opeyemi Olabisi, MD PhD, and Diego Bohorquez, PhD, are both School of Medicine investigators.

October 1, 2019

Two Medicine Researchers Named NIH "New Innovators"

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Blake Wilson and Leonard White

August 20, 2019

Alumni to Honor Two Faculty for Research, Teaching Advancements During Founders' Weekend

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An algorithm determined different patterns of brain activity that mapped to different emotional states.

July 15, 2019

A Mind at Rest Still Shows Emotions, and That Has Researchers Curious

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for the first time, students hold a human brain in their hands

July 14, 2019

Learning From a Beautiful Cerebellum

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Green fluorescent proteins mark the location of neurons in the mouse’s mid-brain that are integral to vocalizations for wooing. (Mooney Lab, Duke)

June 14, 2019

Small Cluster of Neurons is Off-On Switch for Mouse Songs

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June 6, 2019

Geri Dawson Named Director of Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

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microscope image of supraoptic nucleus of the brain

April 18, 2019

General Anesthesia Hijacks Sleep Circuitry to Knock You Out

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Mike and Jaden Lake with Duke autism researcher Geri Dawson. Photo by Katharine Neal

April 18, 2019

Challenging the Way People Think about ‘Normal’

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Nicole Schramm-Sapyta stands in front of a mural of brains in the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences office. Photos by Jonathan Black.

April 8, 2019

Blue Devil of the Week: Connecting Duke’s ‘Brainiacs’

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N.C. Rep. Ray Russell on a Scientist in the Legislature

March 27, 2019

Said@Duke: N.C. Rep. Ray Russell on a Scientist in the Legislature

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A functional MRI scan of a brain during working memory tasks, showing activity in the bilateral and superior frontal cortex as well as the superior bilateral parietal cortex. Credit - John Graner, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

March 13, 2019

It's Not Your Fault -- Your Brain is Self-Centered

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February 25, 2019

Money-savers Focus Attention -- And Eyes -- On the Prize

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Cordelia Fine

February 22, 2019

Gender Bias in Brain Research

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Kafui Dzirasa (left) MD, Ph.D., Stuart Cook, Ph.D.

December 14, 2018

Dzirasa and Cook Named to American Society for Clinical Investigation

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Nita Farahany at TED talk

November 28, 2018

Nita Farahany: When Technology Can Read Minds, How Can We Protect Our Rights?

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Law professors Donald Beskind (L) and Neil Vidmar (R) joined Pate Skene of Neurobiology in studying jury decisions.

October 29, 2018

Severity Of Crime Increases Jury’s Belief In Guilt

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