Neurobiology

Neurobiology

synapse formation, maintenance, and pruning • learning and memory • behavior • neuronal cell fate and diversity • axonal guidance • diseases of the nervous system

Brandon (Brady) Weissbourd
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Brandon (Brady) Weissbourd

Assistant Professor of Biology; Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization; Investigator, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory

Brady Weissbourd uses jellyfish to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.

Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten

Manipulating time with torpor

Cellular interactions help explain vascular complications due to COVID-19 virus infection

Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces

Research findings: Open technology platform enables new versatility for neuroscience research with more naturalistic behavior

A cell protector collaborates with a killer

Bat cells possess a unique antiviral mechanism, preventing the SARS-CoV-2 virus from taking control

Brain cell types are affected differently by Rett Syndrome mutation