Mark Zylka and Julie Hurt are recognized for their work on using injections of an enzyme called PAP into an acupuncture point behind the knees of mice relieved pain caused by inflammation for up to six days, much longer than normal acupuncture. PAP injections in mice with inflamed paws made the limbs less sensitive to … Read more
Activation of lateral habenula inputs to the ventral midbrain promotes behavioral avoidance
Dr. Huda Akil, was invited to speak by the students and gave a talk entitled “The Depressed Brain: Here Lies the Winter of Our Discontent”. The day started with an introduction of the new students who will be joining the Neurobiology Curriculum followed by the presentation of the UNC Faculty Mentorship Award to Dr. Mohanish … Read more
New research by scientists at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine may have pinpointed an underlying cause of the seizures that affect 90 percent of people with Angelman syndrome (AS), a neurodevelopmental disorder.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Embryonic stem cells — those revered cells that give rise to every cell type in the body — just got another badge of honor. If they suffer damage that makes them a threat to the developing embryo, they swiftly fall on their swords for the greater good, according to a study … Read more
The Perl prize carries a $10,000 award and is given to recognize a seminal achievement in neuroscience. Past recipients have included four subsequent winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine.
UNC researchers will attempt to understand the cognitive disabilities in patients with RAS/MARK syndromes.
March 2012 – Assistant professor Spencer Smith receives a Career Development Award from the Human Frontier Science Program, an international organization funded by the governments of the G7 nations.
In the March 22nd issue of Neuron, a research article fro the Stuber lab shows that activation of VTA GABA neurons can disrupt reward-related behavior by their direct regulation of neighboring dopamine neurons.
Dr. Flavio Frohlich received the NC TraCS $5k-$50k grant entitled “Enhancing Cortical Dynamics with Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Humans”. NC TraCS is the academic home of the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).