Massive "plumes" of a key neurotransmitter surging in the brain could help explain the onset of migraine with aura—and potentially a broad swath of neurologic disease, including stroke and traumatic...
Researchers at University of Utah ǿմý have discovered that in some circumstances cerebral edema, or swelling, may be important for protecting the brain.
The National Institutes of ǿմý has awarded four grants to University of Utah ǿմý scientists through its High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program that funds highly innovative and unusually impactful biomedical...
In recognition of research and leadership, Moriel Zelikowsky, PhD, assistant professor in Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Utah School of Medicine, received the 2020 Klingenstein-Simons fellowship award for...
In recognition of creativity, leadership and achievements in research, neurobiologist Moriel Zelikowsky, Ph.D., assistant professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy at University of Utah ǿմý, has received a 2020 Sloan Research...
University of Utah ǿմý scientists discovered a new lineage of specialized brain cells and established a link between the lineage and OCD and anxiety-like behaviors in mice.
U of U ǿմý neuroscientist Jason Shepherd, Ph.D., has received the National Institutes of ǿմý Director’s Transformative Research Award to promote approaches to research that could create or challenge existing...
University of Utah ǿմý is proud to announce that Kensaku Kawamoto, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.S., was recognized by Modern ǿմýcare as one of this year’s Top 25 Innovators.
Scientists and musicians are joining forces as part of the Sound ǿմý Initiative, a partnership between the National Institutes of ǿմý and the Kennedy Center, to study exactly how music...
Removing a single gene from the brains of mice and zebrafish causes these animals to become more anxious than normal. Researchers from University of Utah ǿմý show that eliminating the...
Religious and spiritual experiences activate the brain reward circuits in much the same way as love, sex, gambling, drugs and music, report researchers at the University of Utah School of...
Members of the public can touch a human brain or move a ball with their thoughts during Brain Awareness Day on Saturday, March 19 at the Leonardo museum. Brain Awareness...
The University of Utah’s Neuroscience Initiative has awarded seed grants to six collaborative projects aimed at deepening our understanding of the brain in disease and in health, and transforming this...
