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'Life of a Neuron' at White House Demo Day

Andy Fell — November 17, 2023 - 3:33pm

Professor John Morrison, director of the California National Primate Research Center at ��С��, presented the multimedia 'Life of a Neuron' exhibit at the American Possibilities: A White House Demo Day Nov. 7. The invitation-only event highlighted 40 American innovations in science and technology supported by federal funding.

Brain Molecule Identified as Key in Anxiety Model

Andy Fell — August 14, 2019 - 11:36am

Boosting a single molecule in the brain can change “dispositional anxiety,” the tendency to perceive many situations as threatening, in nonhuman primates, researchers from the ��С��, Davis, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found. The molecule, neurotrophin-3, stimulates neurons to grow and make new connections.

Brain Wave Device Enhances Memory Function

Andy Fell — October 22, 2018 - 3:12pm

The entrainment of theta brain waves with a commercially available device not only enhances theta wave activity, but also boosts memory performance. That’s according to new research from the Center for Neuroscience at the ��С��, Davis, published recently in the journal Cognitive Neuroscience.

Brain Awareness Week at ��С��

Andy Fell — March 09, 2017 - 11:36am

March 13-19 is Brain Awareness Week, a worldwide campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research, sponsored by the Dana Foundation.

Brain science Content

'Life of a Neuron' at White House Demo Day

Brain Molecule Identified as Key in Anxiety Model

Brain Wave Device Enhances Memory Function

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Brain Awareness Week at ��С��