Neurobiology

This image from a confocal microscope shows four retinal ganglion cells, the cells that send a signal from the retina to the brain. (Marija Rudzite, Duke University)

September 15, 2020

Real Neurons are Noisy. Can Neural Implants Figure That Out?

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Neuron cells in the central amygdala of a mouse brain. Red, magenta and yellow cells (but not green or blue) are parts of a collection of neurons called the CeAga that has potent pain-suppression abilities. (Fan Wang Lab)

May 18, 2020

Neurobiologist Finds Potent Pain-Suppression Center in the Brain

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New members of the AAAS: Clockwise from top left: Rachel Kranton, Fan Wang, Richard Mooney, Vincent Price, Sally Kornbluth, Joseph Heitman, Blanche Capel and Geri Dawson.

April 23, 2020

Price, Kornbluth and Six Senior Faculty Join American Academy of Arts & Sciences

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April 1, 2020

Ph.D. Student Launches YouTube Channel to Talk Science, Amplify Marginalized Voices

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A cross-section of the striatum in a mouse brain. Loss of huntingtin protein in striatal neurons (red) causes neuron loss and an inflammatory response, shown by the infiltration of glial astrocytes (cyan). (Caley Burrus, Duke)

January 21, 2020

Neuroscientists Find New Roles for Huntington’s Protein

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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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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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microscope image of supraoptic nucleus of the brain

April 18, 2019

General Anesthesia Hijacks Sleep Circuitry to Knock You Out

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April 16, 2019

Duke Flags Lowered: John Wilson Moore, Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology, Dies at Age 98

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Pelin Volkan in her lab.

January 8, 2019

What Our Sense of Smell Tells Us About How the Brain Works

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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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Duke researchers have identified the social component to a young bird’s ability to learn songs from an adult. Credit: Dennis Irwin

October 18, 2018

Pupil's Brain Recognizes the Perfect Teacher

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September 17, 2018

Circuit Found for Brain’s Statistical Inference About Motion

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A section of a mouse’s olfactory cortex, where scent signals from the olfactory bulb are processed to help the brain identify odors. Disrupting this processing with a toxin (green) reveals how this processing works. (Kevin Franks lab)

September 14, 2018

Fine-Tuned Sense Of Smell Relies On Timing

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The ganglion cell layer of the retina is labelled with red to show the presence of a cell sensitive to motion in the upward direction. In low light, these cells pick up the faintest signals of any kind of motion. (Image: Duke, Univ. of Victoria)

September 13, 2018

Eyes Have a Natural Version of Night Vision

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September 12, 2018

Brain Has Natural Noise-Cancelling Circuit

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