Neuroscience News

A UChicago-led team of physicians, neuroscientists, and bioengineers received $3.99M from the NIH to create an implantable device to restore the sense of touch in the breast after reconstructive surgery. The late and greatly missed professor Sliman Bensmaia was involved in this project.

The Neuroscience Institute welcomes three new faculty members to the team.

Two studies led by Professor Yamuna Krishnan have demonstrated a new way to look into the inner workings of cells—in particular, to track the flow of ions inside the many tiny organelles inside the cell.

Study by Shivang Sullere, PhD, a previous CON graduate student in the McGehee Lab - now a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Medical School, is the topic of this week's NIH Director's blog!

New research shows that both MDMA and methamphetamine deepened personal connections after guided conversations, suggesting different mechanisms for how these drugs produce feelings of closeness.

Associate Professor Marc Berman talks about nature being a vital part of health in Chicago Health Magazine.