Tag: Dulac

  • Nation & World

    Cellular atlas of brain region leads to discoveries

    Harvard scientists have created a first-of-its-kind cellular atlas of an important region in the brains of mice. Using a cutting-edge imaging technology, researchers pinpointed where the cells were located and their various functions.

    8 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Research sheds light on how parents operate

    In a new study, Harvard researchers describe how separate pools of neurons control individual aspects of parenting behavior in mice.

    4 minutes
    Parent and child.
  • Nation & World

    A volume control for the brain 

    The brain is awash in sights, sounds, smells, and other stimuli every moment. How can it sort through the flood of information to decide what is important and what can be relegated to the background? Harvard researchers found evidence that oxytocin, popularly known as the “love hormone,” plays a crucial role in helping the brain…

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Unraveling the brain’s secrets

    Harvard scientists are among those who will receive more than $150 million in funding over the next five years through the National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Neurons in youth

    A group of researchers is working to map how the brain is wired in an effort to pinpoint the causes of — and potential treatments for — schizophrenia, autism, and a host of other disorders.

    6 minutes