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2023 Brain Prize Awarded for Research on Synaptic Plasticity

The Lundbeck Foundation announces an international cohort of neuroscientists have collectively won the €1.3 million Brain Prize.

2023 Brain Prize Awarded for Research on Synaptic Plasticity

The Lundbeck Foundation announces an international cohort of neuroscientists have collectively won the €1.3 million Brain Prize.

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Mouse Brains Appear to Eavesdrop on Their Fat

Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Sep 9, 2022 | 4 min read

For the first time, a team visualizes sensory nerves projecting into adipose tissue in mice and finds these neuronal cells may counteract the local effects of the sympathetic nervous system.

Genetic Tags Illuminate Where Neurons Extend

Ruth Williams | Oct 31, 2016 | 1 min read

Barcodes of mRNA travel to the cells' axon terminals, offering a sequencing-based approach to neural mapping.

Leading Neuroscientist Dies

Louis-Eric Trudeau | Nov 30, 2012 | 3 min read

Laurent Descarries, well known for his research on the brain’s axon terminals, has passed away at the age of 73.