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Neuroscientist Mortimer Mishkin Dies at 94
His work bridged the gap between psychology and neurobiology.
Neuroscientist Mortimer Mishkin Dies at 94
Neuroscientist Mortimer Mishkin Dies at 94

His work bridged the gap between psychology and neurobiology.

His work bridged the gap between psychology and neurobiology.

neuroscience, NIH

2020 in Scientists’ Own Words
Abby Olena, PhD | Dec 23, 2020 | 5 min read
The world was rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic this year, but researchers rose to all manner of challenges.
Spending Bill Boosts US Science Budgets, Unlocks Gun Research
Ashley Yeager | Dec 17, 2019 | 2 min read
The legislative package for 2020 allots $25 million for gun-violence research, which has been on hold for more than two decades.
Tiny Tunnels Run from the Skull to the Brain: Study
Ashley Yeager | Aug 29, 2018 | 2 min read
Immune cells travel through these passageways to get to injured tissue quickly, researchers say.
Most of NFL Brain Trauma Research Donation to NIH to Go Unspent
Shawna Williams | Jul 28, 2017 | 1 min read
The football league and the government agency part ways over how the money should be used.
Notable Science Quotes
The Scientist | Jul 16, 2017 | 2 min read
The NIH budget, the nature of science, paternal age, and more
Report: NFL Tried to Influence NIH-Supported Concussion Study
Bob Grant | May 24, 2016 | 2 min read
A Congressional investigation indicates that the National Football League may have sought to steer millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health funding away from one of its critics.
$300M Boost for BRAIN
Tracy Vence | Sep 30, 2014 | 1 min read
Mix of public, private, philanthropic, and academic investments will fund additional BRAIN Initiative-related projects.
BRAIN Initiative Asks for $4.5B
Kerry Grens | Jun 9, 2014 | 1 min read
An advisory committee for the BRAIN Initiative says that to fully fund the goals of the neuroscience research program, taxpayers should fork over $4.5 billion.
$230M for Big Disease
Jef Akst | Feb 5, 2014 | 2 min read
The National Institutes of Health is partnering with 10 drug companies to find new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus.
NIH Calls for BRAIN Proposals
Tracy Vence | Dec 19, 2013 | 1 min read
The National Institutes of Health has outlined the types of projects it intends to fund through the federal BRAIN Initiative, and is requesting applications.
Obama Unveils Brain Project
Dan Cossins | Apr 3, 2013 | 2 min read
Starting in 2014, the federally funded initiative will seek to develop new technologies capable of mapping the activity in the human brain.
Misconduct Apology
Dan Cossins | Jan 18, 2013 | 1 min read
A neurodegenerative disease researcher found guilty of fabricating results in funding applications has written an open letter of apology and clarification.
Connectome Makes Some Noise
Beth Marie Mole | Nov 6, 2012 | 2 min read
NIH Director Francis Collins touts the project to map neural connections in the human brain as recording the mind’s “symphony.”  
Comment on New NIH Center
Megan Scudellari | Feb 10, 2012 | 1 min read
Input lines are open for the National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders.
Neurosurgery Resident Plagiarized Research
Bob Grant | Nov 7, 2011 | 1 min read
A physician doing a residency at the University of Virginia Medical Center was caught copying sections of text and an illustration in multiple NIH-funded papers.
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