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Banbury meeting addresses neurotechnology concerns

March 13, 2019

A white paper written after an important Banbury Center meeting discusses the lack of oversight in direct-to-consumer neurotechnologies.

New cell subtypes classified in mouse brain

March 12, 2019

To map a brain, an intuitive system for classifying neuron types is necessary. Now, a promising approach reveals new cell subtypes in the mouse brain.

Chandelier neuron requires ‘Velcro-like’ molecule to form connections

March 4, 2019

How do brain cells network? Researchers have discovered an essential ingredient that facilitates one type of neuron’s many neighborly connections.

Detailed new primate brain atlas could lead to disease insights

March 1, 2019

An international effort has mapped the marmoset brain at an unprecedented level of detail, which brings us closer to understanding the human brain.

How does math help us understand the brain?

January 31, 2019

An exploration of how computational neuroscientist Tatiana Engel uses math to understand how the brain makes decisions.

CSHL Scientific Advisory Council member wins NAS honor

January 25, 2019

Dr. Eve Marder of the CSHL Scientific Advisory Council wins the National Academy of Sciences Award in the Neurosciences.

Targeting ‘hidden pocket’ for treatment of stroke and seizure

January 18, 2019

Researchers have identified a hidden molecular “pocket” in a special neuron receptor, which could lead to better treatments for stroke and seizures.

Austin’s Purpose donates $10k to neuroscience research

January 18, 2019

Epilepsy research-supporting organization Austin’s Purpose makes a donation to continue key neuroscience research in Professor Hiro Furukawa’s lab.

The year of CRISPR

December 26, 2018

A look at the various labs across CSHL that utilize CRISPR in their research, and the groundbreaking discoveries they help uncover.

Cocktails & Chromosomes: MATH AND YOUR BRAIN

December 5, 2018

Join us for the next edition of Cocktails & Chromosomes, featuring computational neuroscientist Tatiana Engel, Ph.D., an assistant professor at CSHL.

How the brain hears and fears

December 5, 2018

Researchers are studying how the brain reacts to sounds that it associates with fear, and how easy it is for the brain to learn and unlearn.

From many mice, unexpected genius

October 31, 2018

Researchers find that some individual mice are smarter than their fellow rodents, which can provide insights into decision-making.

What’s that smell? Neuroscientists are figuring it out

October 2, 2018

Neuroscientists Florin Albeanu and Alexei Koulakov win the NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award for their project on the olfactory system

Computational neuroscientist wins BRAIN grant

September 27, 2018

Assistant Professor Tatiana Engel earns grant to build tools that will help build better models of the brain

Path to cancer in the brain set by protein CHD5

September 14, 2018

Researchers find that protein keeps neural stem cells from activating too soon and hindering brain development

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