CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: Neuroscience

Brain receptor pulls open electrical gate like a puppet master

6/30/2020

When stimulated by a neurotransmitter or drug, the NMDA receptor pulls open an ion gate that allows ions to flow. Read the story »

How chandelier cells light up the brain

6/18/2020

Until now, chandelier cells were largely enigmatic, but new technology makes them accessible to researchers. Read the story »

What do these scientist moms do? Ask their kids.

5/8/2020

We asked the children of three scientists to describe their mother’s work. See what they had to say. Read the story »

Charting a new field of cancer neuroscience

4/16/2020

A Banbury Center meeting of 35 experts proposes a new field to study the relationship between cancer and neuroscience. Read the story »

Science of love quiz

Scientists are on the trail of finding out what makes people fall in love. Test your knowledge on the science of love. Take the quiz »

Tatiana Engel named 2020 Sloan Fellow

2/12/2020

Assistant Professor Tatiana Engel is named a 2020 Sloan Fellow for her work on computational models of decision-making. Read the story »

Studying what connects cancer and the brain

1/28/2020

Assistant Professor Jeremy Borniger joins the CSHL faculty to study the link between the brain and cancer. Read the story »

New tool for investigating brain cells, Parkinson’s, & more

1/22/2020

Researchers have created a new chemical tool for revealing how specific types of brain cell receptors function in the brain. Watch the video »

New tool for investigating brain cells, Parkinson’s, & more

1/22/2020

Researchers have crafted a compound for targeting specific brain cell receptors, creating new opportunities to study the brain and Parkinson’s disease. Read the story »

Abnormal neuron activity manifests as parental neglect

1/8/2020

Without the gene Mecp2, mice can’t learn to care for crying pups. Knowing when the brain is able to learn may help treat developmental disorders. Read the story »

How the brain balances pleasure and pain

12/31/2019

The brain balances signals that either excite or inhibit neurons and influence the motivation of an animal to seek a reward or avoid punishment. Read the story »

The difference between an expert’s brain and a novice’s

11/18/2019

Researchers use computational models to observe how changing neural activity can help mice learn new tasks and make better decisions. Read the story »

CSHL postdocs receive NARSAD Young Investigator Grants

10/30/2019

Two CSHL neuroscience postdocs conducting neurobiological and psychiatric research received the 2019 NARSAD Young Investigators grant. Read the story »

Seeking better treatment for ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease

10/29/2019

Researchers found that ‘jumping genes’ were de-silenced in post-mortem tissue samples of ALS patients. Read the story »

BARseq builds a better brain map

10/17/2019

Created by CSHL neuroscientists, BARseq is capable of mapping connections within a brain at single-neuron resolution while tracing their gene expression. Read the story »