Tag: Harvard Center for Brain Science

  • Nation & World

    Forgetting, fast and slow

    Forgetting generates changes in the brain and does not reverse the learning process, Harvard study finds.

    4 minutes
    Yun Zhang
  • Nation & World

    Linking sight and movement

    Harvard neuroscientists look at how movement influences vision and perception.

    6 minutes
    Rat brain scan.
  • Nation & World

    Guiding lights

    In a scientific first that could shed light on how signals travel in the brain and how learning alters neural pathways, scientists at Harvard have created genetically altered neurons that light up as they fire. The work may also lead to speedier drug development.

    4 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