Researchers turn to newlywed couples to unravel questions about the chemistry of empathy and bonding
Neuroscience Research Institute
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The Kavli BRAIN Showcase forges new connections between brain researchers across campus
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UCSB researchers demonstrate that cholinergic amacrine cells create a “personal space” in much the same way that people distance themselves from one another in an elevator
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Multiple drug development efforts for treating Alzheimer’s would operate simultaneously
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Kenneth Kosik and his team found strong evidence that diaminothiazoles could slow the progression of the development of abnormal tau, a contributor to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
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A study of the mechanisms underlying salt taste coding of Drosophila (fruit flies) supports the concept that opposing behavioral responses to low and high salt are determined largely by competition between two newly identified types of salt-...
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UC Santa Barbara professor of neuroscience Kenneth S. Kosik's book, "The Alzheimer's Solution: How Today's Care is Failing Millions –– and How We Can Do Better," has been awarded the Will Solimene Award for Excellence in Medical Communication....
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Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development.
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In what they are calling a new direction in the study of Alzheimer's disease, UC Santa Barbara scientists have made an important finding about what happens to brain cells that are destroyed in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
