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Desktop supercomputer could help researchers map mutations that drive the disease

10 projects receive basic and translational research funding

Center will bring together scientists working to demystify brain-body communication

11 new “outside-the-box” projects seek to illuminate causes, innovative treatments

New findings could improve understanding of neurodegeneration, brain scans

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions

What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences

Research may help explain why sense of touch gets stronger, more precise after hearing loss

First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread

Research in mice explains why widely used Parkinson’s drug works for some symptoms but not others

Research in mice reveals role for hormone in altering brain wiring to shape behavior

Harvard Medical School researchers are studying one of the most mysterious senses