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A new vision for neuroscience

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Live recordings of neural electricity could revolutionize how we see the brain By Caitlin McDermott-Murphy Red and blue lights flash, and a machine whirs like a distant swarm of bees. In a cubicle-sized room, Yoav Adam captures something no one has ever...

How to see neurons in the dark

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Walk outside on a clear summer twilight and you might see hundreds of minute lights spark and glow. Together, fireflies, which produce chemical light through bioluminescence, display a celestial pattern unlike anything on earth. Or, more precisely, unlike...

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New research: Tracking precisely how learning, memories are formed

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A team of Harvard researchers have unveiled a way to map the molecular underpinnings of how learning and memories are formed, a groundbreaking new technique expected to offer insights that may pave the way for new treatments for neurological disorders...

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Peering into Neural Circuits

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An improved tool for all-optical electrophysiology has been developed by the Cohen group, as described in Nature Methods and the Harvard Gazette. The new method, called Optopatch, enables cross-talk-free and genetically targeted simultaneous optical...

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Open House - Cohen Group

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Open House - Cohen Group

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How the Heart Starts Beating

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Becoming a full-fledged organism out of a handful of cells, complete with functioning tissues and organs, is a messy yet highly synchronized process that requires cells to organize themselves in a precise manner and begin working together. This process is...

CCB participates in the 2024 Bionic 5k

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CCB members participated in the 2024 Bionic 5k race on Sunday, April 28. The Bionic 5k celebrates the power of technology to enable ALL people to run together, and was held this year in Harvard Square. CCB was very happy to cover registration fees for...