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
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
Building Models of the Brain to Take Them Apart December 5, 2023 Computational neuroscientist probes how the brain learns, remembers, and decides
Harvard Medical School Professor Receives National Medal of Science November 1, 2023 Gregory Petsko recognized for illuminating neurodegenerative diseases