When we sniff an odor, it is first detected by a set of specific odorant receptors expressed by olfactory receptor neurons in the nose. Olfactory receptor neurons then…
How many decisions did you have to make today? From the choice of breakfast, to the vigor of brushing our teeth, we can effortlessly make moment to moment…
Biological systems are inherently noisy: they contain randomness beyond an observer’s control. The most common approach to deal with noise is simply to throw it away: by…
A central goal in neuroscience is to understand how diverse types of neurons interact to form complex networks. A critical step toward this goal is to find out…
(L to R) Sebastian Haesler, Naoshige Uchida and Jeremiah Cohen In 1954, Olds and Milner discovered that direct, electrical stimulation of particular brain areas was powerfully rewarding: rats…
(l-r) Ghazaleh Ashrafi and Markus Meister (l-r) Matthew Meselson, Jeremiah Cohen and Nao Uchida Ghazaleh Ashrafi and Jeremiah Cohen received prizes given annually for outstanding research achievement at…
"With the enormous advances made in the miniaturization of instruments, it is not unthinkable anymore that neuroethologists will, at one point in the future, be able to obtain…
How would you describe the smell of fresh baked bread, a rose, or an ocean breeze? The world of smell is extremely diverse, and with intangible qualities that…
Naoshige Uchida Of all the systems in biology, the mind could be the hardest to conceptualize. How can we understand the way neurons produce the mind, with its…
We are pleased to announce the arrivals of new MCB faculty members: Erin O’Shea, Alex Schier, Kevin Eggan, Victoria D’Souza, and Naoshige Uchida. Erin O’Shea, Professor of Molecular…
