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A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Mar 22, 2024
| 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
Using Brain Organoids in Human Health and Disease Research
The Scientist
| Jan 17, 2024
| 1 min read
Learn how scientists across life science and engineering disciplines join forces to build brain organoids that mimic neurodevelopment.
Brain Evolution at a Distance
Hannah Waters
| Dec 6, 2011
| 3 min read
Gene expression controlled from afar may have spurred the spurt in brain evolution that led to modern humans.
What Was the First Animal to Evolve a Brain?
Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD
| Sep 1, 2023
| 1 min read
In the absence of a precise definition of brain, pinning down its origins is difficult. But scientists have a theory.
Opinion: The Biological Function of Dreams
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 3 min read
The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.
Chimera research opens new doors to understanding and treating disease
Hannah Thomasy, PhD,
Drug Discovery News
| Aug 9, 2023
| 10 min read
Animals with human cells could provide donor organs or help us understand neuropsychiatric disorders.
Human-Specific Genes Implicated in Brain Size
Abby Olena, PhD
| May 31, 2018
| 5 min read
Three members of a gene family called
NOTCH2NL
may have been involved in the evolution of humans’ big cortex.
The Noncoding Regulators of the Brain
Christie Wilcox, PhD
| Sep 12, 2022
| 10+ min read
Noncoding RNAs are proving to be critical players in the evolution of brain anatomy and cognitive complexity.
Human Cortical Organoids Model Neuronal Networks
Abby Olena, PhD
| Aug 29, 2019
| 4 min read
After growing in culture for a few months, the mini-brains produced rhythmic neural activity that strengthened over time.
Opinion: What Animals Can Teach Us About Fear
Daniel T. Blumstein
| Oct 1, 2020
| 3 min read
Fear binds us to our human and nonhuman ancestors. Understanding the emotion can help us grapple with challenges we face today.
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