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Scientific Advances
Jul 14, 2021

Hippocampus Creates ‘Shapes of Knowledge’

Neurons in the hippocampus encode a spatial map of learned knowledge, helping humans and other mammals navigate the world, according to a study published in Nature.

Scientific Advances
Jun 30, 2021

Cannabinoid Pathway Linked to Psychiatric Disorders

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered an unexpected connection between a protein implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders and the endocannabinoid pathway.

Scientific Advances
May 27, 2021

Assessing Work-Life Integration for Women in Life Sciences

Assessing and addressing the needs of women working in the life sciences may improve work-life integration and innovation, according to a recent survey.

Disease Discoveries
Apr 26, 2021

Transporter Imbalance Implicated in Schizophrenia

Alterations in the balance of two chloride transporters may be responsible for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia, according to a Northwestern Medicine study.

Disease Discoveries
Apr 8, 2021

Mapping Neural Connections in Parkinson’s Disease

Imbalanced activation of cells and previously unknown neural connections may be responsible for some motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and similar neurodegenerative conditions, according to two recent studies.

Disease Discoveries
Feb 9, 2021

Plotting the Neural Circuitry of Appetite Suppression

Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered a neural circuit that drives fear-induced suppression of feeding, according to a study published in Neuron.

Scientific Advances
Feb 2, 2021

‘Logic Circuit’ in Cochlear Neurodevelopment Identified

For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered the complex logic that determines how cochlear cells are connected to the brain during neurodevelopment, according to a recent study.

Scientific Advances
Jan 26, 2021

Protein Regulation Network May Influence Psychiatric Disorders

Homer1, a protein that’s important for neural plasticity and learning, is part of a large network of proteins in the brain that help ensure new connections are wired correctly, according to a new study.

Disease Discoveries
Dec 22, 2020

New Developments in Parkinson’s Pathology

The strength of neuron-to-neuron connections does not govern the spread of Parkinson’s disease in the brain, according to a recent study.

Campus News
Jun 30, 2020

Remembering James Houk, PhD

James Houk, PhD, former chair and professor of Physiology whose Feinberg career spanned more than 40 years, passed away on June 11.

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