Gaia Tavoni, PhD, and Kaining Zhang, PhD, have published a new paper that offers insights into the memory capacity of brain-inspired networks.
Revealing how the brain stores more memories and keeps them safe
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WashU Medicine Neuroscience researchers part of NIH grant to study role of genes in autism (Links to an external site)
Harrison Gabel, PhD, and Hysell Oviedo, PhD, are part of a team of WashU Medicine researchers who have received an $11.85 million NIH grant.
Research soaring with the Eagles
Jason Yi, PhD, received a $400,000 pilot grant from the Eagles Autism Foundation to advance a new approach to treating autism spectrum disorder.
New papers unveil insights into how the brain processes complex visual input
Tom Franken, MD, PhD, has recent papers published in iScience and Neuron that add new knowledge to how the brain processes complex visual input.
Papouin senior author of study published in Science (Links to an external site)
Thomas Papouin, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience, is the senior author of a groundbreaking study published May 15 in Science.
Register for the Insights Into Cortex: David Van Essen Symposium
Join the WashU Medicine Department of Neuroscience on Sept. 8-9 for the Insights Into the Cortex: David Van Essen Symposium, a tribute for the 80th birthday of Van Essen.
Yi receives 2025 Dean’s Impact Award (Links to an external site)
Jason Yi, PhD, an assistant professor of neuroscience, is acknowledged for his work with the Angelman Syndrome Foundation and his hands-on, compassionate approach to the syndrome’s community.
WashU Medicine researchers identify potential for repurposing Prozac to treat rare epilepsy
Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, and Lawrence Salkoff, PhD, are lead authors on a case report that describes how Prozac can be used in the treatment of children with rare forms of epilepsy.
Brain pathway links inflammation to loss of motivation, energy in advanced cancer (Links to an external site)
Study in mice shows motivation can be restored with targeted treatments.
Oviedo installed as Department of Neuroscience’s latest endowed professor
Hysell Oviedo, PhD, has been installed as the Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Assistant Professor of Biomedical Research.