As anyone who has renovated a home knows, the process of remodeling often requires an elaborate orchestration of timing and materials. Remodeling at the molecular level is likewise…
The aim of developmental neurobiology is to learn how the nervous system is built, and to find the developmental anomalies that are thought to underlie some brain diseases. …
"Dear friends and colleagues, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Woody Hastings passed away. Woody's health had been declining over the past…
Neurons form precise relationships with particular synaptic partners and these relationships give rise to the wiring diagram that enables cognitive function. Like other partnerships, neural connections need to…
(l to r) Sachie K. Ogawa, Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida, and Nao Uchida When I told my niece in medical school that I am studying dopamine, she looked surprised, asking,…
Natural environments are rich with sensory stimuli. To make sense of the sensory clutter, animals must segregate objects of interest from ever varying backgrounds. Our visual system is…
Erin O'Shea (l) and Brian Zid The central dogma of molecular biology proposes that information flows from DNA to RNA through the process of transcription and from RNA…
Many people with autism display atypical sensory processing, and in independent studies, abnormalities in a deep brain structure known as the insula. A new study from researchers at…
David Gire paved his path-to-the-postdoc with collaboration and interdisciplinary inspiration. At Silver Creek High School in San Jose, CA, Gire’s AP Biology/Biotech teacher, Mark Okuda (soon to become…
