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To achieve goals, we definitively need our neurons
Neurobiology

To achieve goals, we definitively need our neurons

We all pursue goals. These goals motivate some of our behaviors which allow us to interact with the environment until we satisfy our needs and desires. We...

·4 min read
Two hits in one – the neurobiology of schizophrenia
Neurobiology

Two hits in one – the neurobiology of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is widely thought to involve the disruption of both early and late phases of brain development – the so-called ‘two-hit’ hypothesis – but what is...

·3 min read
Solving the puzzle behind COVID-19 induced smell loss
Neurobiology

Solving the puzzle behind COVID-19 induced smell loss

The SARS-CoV-2 virus rarely infects olfactory sensory neurons yet causes widespread anosmia. To explain this apparent paradox, we found that odour detection is...

·4 min read
Can we use a magnet to see brain inflammation?
Neurobiology

Can we use a magnet to see brain inflammation?

The brain's immune system helps us defend ourselves against pathogens and attacks, but what happens when it doesn't or it overreacts? Could it be dangerous?...

·4 min read
New, smaller-than-ever devices to help us understand how our brain works from the inside
Neurobiology

New, smaller-than-ever devices to help us understand how our brain works from the inside

We developed a new neural probe which can be inserted into the deep vasculature of the brain to achieve high-precision measurement of its activity. This...

·4 min read