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Brain Development & Disorders Symposium – November 11, 2026

Brain Development & Disorders Symposium – November 11, 2026

WashU faculty, trainees, researchers, and staff are invited to participate in the Brain Development & Disorders Symposium on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building. This internal symposium will bring together investigators from WashU and invited speakers from institutions around the world to explore […]

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Laser-engineered PRIME fiber for panoramic reconfigurable control of neural activity

Researchers from the McKelvey School of Engineering and the Kepecs Lab have a new paper in Nature Neuroscience describing their development of a panoramically reconfigurable illuminative (PRIME) that offers a powerful platform for optical control of neural circuits across the brain.

An illustration of the working principle of PRIME.

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