Angelman Syndrome impacts roughly 1 in 20,000 births. It is a neuro-genetic disorder that impacts patients’ movement, sleep, and cognitive function. There is no cure for Angelman Syndrome, and often patients live as long as anyone else, but with far more difficulty due to the seizures, intellectual disability, and speech impairment (among other symptoms) caused […]
Cognitive maps help us understand where we are, and remember how to navigate the world. For example, your brain (specifically, your hippocampus) has a map of your home – where tofind the kitchen, the bathroom, the bedroom, and so on. But it’s also important for your mental map to include the locations of things you […]
New research from Jason Yi, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found in mice that the missing UBE3A gene is the first domino in a biological sequence that leads to a normally harmless enzyme accumulating in the brain. The buildup is not harmful on its own but appears to have indirect effects that ultimately impair brain growth.
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 […]
Lawrence Snyder, MD, PhD, is part of a new study in Nature Communications that demonstrates that artificial neurons can function as trans-functional devices (transneurons) that reconfigure their behavior to attain instantaneous computational needs, each capable of emulating several biological neurons.
Harrison Gabel, PhD, collaborative partnership awarded grant through 2025 Natural History Study Small Grant Program.
Gaia Tavoni, PhD, and Kaining Zhang, PhD, have published a new paper that offers insights into the memory capacity of brain-inspired networks.
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.
In a study published June 12 in The Journal of Neuroscience, WashU researchers show how they used optogenetics in the larval zebrafish to map the connectivity and activity of V2b neurons, a major inhibitory spinal population, to receive the results.
Jason Yi, PhD, received a $400,000 pilot grant from the Eagles Autism Foundation to advance a new approach to treating autism spectrum disorder.