A Clue Into How We See a Stable World Despite Moving Eyes April 29, 2024 Macaque study illuminates how brain perceives static images amid constant eye movements
Incoming Harvard Medical School Student Receives Soros Fellowship April 17, 2024 Shubhayu Bhattacharyay hopes to use computation to improve traumatic brain injury treatment
Simple Skin Test May Detect, Distinguish Parkinson’s and Related Diseases March 29, 2024 Study indicates skin biopsies could lead to earlier and more accurate diagnoses
Reflections on Neurobiology, Past and Present March 26, 2024 Department co-founder shares thoughts on how far the field has come — and what’s next
Homing In On How the Brain Snaps to Attention March 14, 2024 Researchers implicate little-known neuronal activity with rousing ‘offline’ brain
Schizophrenia and Aging May Share a Biological Basis March 6, 2024 Synchronized changes in gene activity may underlie cognitive impairment in both conditions
How Does the Brain Make Decisions? February 21, 2024 Mouse study provides insights into communication between neurons during decision-making
How the Brain’s Compass Guides the Body February 7, 2024 A study in fruit flies reveals how the brain’s compass and steering regions make course corrections
Uncovering New Drivers of Heart Disease, Brain Vessel Disorders February 7, 2024 How genetic changes in cells that line blood vessels fuel cardiac disease, brain vessel…
Awards & Recognitions: November 2023 – January 2024 January 24, 2024 Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students
Diagnosing Parkinson’s Before It Starts to Take Its Toll January 11, 2024 Experimental test holds promise to detect the condition before symptoms emerge
What Happens in the Brain While Daydreaming? December 13, 2023 Observations in mice hint at role of daydreams in remodeling the brain