UNC study shows how two brain areas interact to trigger divergent emotional behaviors
March 20, 2013
The findings could lead to new mental health therapies for disorders such as addiction, anxiety, and depression.
Author Archives: Nathaniel Bailey
Norwegian scientists win Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
January 3, 2013
Professor Edvard Moser and Professor May-Britt Moser are director and co-director, respectively, of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and they jointly lead the Centre for the Biology of Memory at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway.
Study suggests L-DOPA therapy for Angelman syndrome may have both benefits and unanticipated effects
November 19, 2012
New research from UNC provides a neurological justification for this therapeutic approach, but researchers caution there could be unanticipated effects.
Anton lab publishes in Development Cell on how interneurons navigate during the development of the cerebral cortex
November 14, 2012
UNC researchers track a gene’s crucial role in orchestrating the placement of neurons in the developing brain. Their findings help unravel some of the mysteries of Joubert syndrome and other neurological disorders.
The News & Observer Honors the Late Larysa Pevny, PhD, 1965-2012
November 13, 2012
"In a life ended too early, she made key scientific gains"
10/30/2012: 13th Annual UNC Neuroscience Symposium
October 30, 2012
250 neuroscientists gathered for the 13th Annual UNC Neuroscience Symposium held October 25, 2012
10/22/12: Philpot Lab Publishes in Neuron
October 22, 2012
A new activity-dependent role for the protein heavily implicated in autism, Neuroligin-1, identified
10/15/12: UNC Neuroscience Community Mourns the Loss of Larysa Pevny, PhD, 1965-2012
October 15, 2012
Larysa Pevny, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics, member of the UNC Neuroscience Center, and Director of the UNC Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, passed away on Sept. 30, 2012. She was a pioneer in the fields of neuroscience and stem cell biology and is remembered as a...
10/15/12: Snider Lab Publishes in Neuron
October 15, 2012
MEK Is a Key Regulator of Gliogenesis in the Developing Brain
8/22/2012: Schedule for 13th Annual UNC Neuroscience Symposium Announced
August 22, 2012
13th Annual UNC Neuroscience Symposium Speakers