Research Discovery Vision scientists discover why humans literally don’t see eye to eye New research from the Whitney lab shows that people perceive the location of objects in…barbaraJuly 13, 2020
Research Discovery Paying attention can heighten perception by quieting internally generated brain activity By Rachel Henderson A university student looking at various screens. If you’ve ever been distracted…barbaraApril 8, 2020
Research Discovery High-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signals Electrical and chemical signals flash through our brains constantly as we move through the world,…barbaraMarch 19, 2020
Research Discovery Brain cells protect muscles from wasting away While many of us worry about proteins aggregating in our brains as we age and…barbaraFebruary 21, 2020
Research Discovery New study reveals molecular and cellular pathways underlying cognitive inflexibility The Bateup lab found that deleting a gene that causes a neurodevelopmental disorder from dopamine…barbaraFebruary 3, 2020
Research Discovery Merging old and new microscopy yields best 3D view yet inside cells By combining electron microscopy (EM) with the latest super-resolution microscopy (SR), Howard Hughes Medical Institute…barbaraJanuary 16, 2020
Research Discovery Brain scans could flag children’s future mental health problems It can take years to diagnose children with psychiatric or attention deficit disorders, forcing them…barbaraJanuary 3, 2020
Research Discovery Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia Drugs that tamp down inflammation in the brain could slow or even reverse the cognitive…barbaraDecember 4, 2019
Research Discovery Babies in the womb may see more than we thought By the second trimester, long before a baby’s eyes can see images, they can detect…barbaraNovember 25, 2019