Research Discovery Unusual coronavirus protein is potential drug target to fight COVID-19 Read about new research from the labs of HWNI members Stephen Brohawn and Diana Bautista.Cari IrwinJune 23, 2021
Research Discovery Zebrafish enable large-scale analysis of catastrophic childhood epilepsy genes In a new paper, the Baraban lab describes their new models of catastrophic childhood epilepsies.Cari IrwinJune 15, 2021
Research Discovery Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way The Knight lab has found that brain waves can show whether a person’s mind is…barbaraJanuary 18, 2021
Research Discovery In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed New study from the Bishop lab could have implications for the treatment of anxiety and…barbaraDecember 22, 2020
Research Discovery Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song New study from the Theunissen lab, led by Neuroscience PhD student Kevin Yu and postdoc…barbaraNovember 20, 2020
Research Discovery Brohawn lab discovers new ways that cells detect pH New research reveals the workings of a pH sensitive ion channel that is important for…barbaraOctober 20, 2020
Research Discovery How we sleep today may forecast when Alzheimer’s disease begins The Walker and Jagust labs found that sleep quality can predict accumulation of beta-amyloid.barbaraSeptember 3, 2020
Research Discovery Which way is up? Retinal neurons know, even when light deprivation during development distorts their shape Read our Q&A with Neuroscience PhD student Malak El-Quessny (Feller lab), explaining her new paper.barbaraSeptember 1, 2020
Research Discovery Brain noise contains unique signature of dream sleep The Knight and Walker labs have discovered how to identify REM sleep in EEG recordings.barbaraAugust 7, 2020