Animal Study Finds a Brain Circuit That Spurs Bullying
Why the urge to pick on someone—in this case, another mouse—activates the brain’s reward system
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Where Will All the New Neuroscientists Go?
Leaders in the field highlight the need for new career paths to accommodate a flood of PhDs
Big Data Sleuths Uncover Clues to the Roots of Depression
The daunting complexity of neurological disorders has begun to yield to methods that allow intensive scrutiny of genes and neural circuits
Spanx for the Face: A Polymer Rejuvenates Aging Skin
M.I.T.'s Robert Langer and team create a "second skin" that both delivers drugs and serves as a cosmetic
Review: NOVA Episode on the Vexing Search for Drugs to Prevent and Treat Alzheimer's
An exploration of the clinical testing of compounds intended to stop or slow the disease’s relentless progression years before the first symptoms of cognitive decline
A Q&A with the Scientist Who Helped Create the "Cortex in a Dish" System
Researchers have cultured a network of neurons responsible for processing higher-level mental functions
Contemplating a Statinlike Drug to Prevent Alzheimer's
A Cambridge-led research team invents a method to look for drugs that could stop the leading cause of dementia at its earliest stages
Is the Brain Gendered? A Q&A with Harvard's Catherine Dulac
A biologist remarks on the extraordinary similarity of male and female brains despite the persistence of binary behavioral styles
A Nobel Laureate Turning 90 Continues to Churn Out Ideas for New Drugs
The Greengard Laboratory at The Rockefeller University has published research this year on Alzheimer's, major depression and Parkinson's
Animal Study Points to Drug Duo That Might Aid Injured Brains to Bounce Back
Can two everyday drugs prevent irreversible harm from traumatic brain injury?
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