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New light-sensitive protein enables simpler, more powerful optogenetics.

McGovern neuroscientists inhibit muscle contractions by shining light on spinal cord neurons.

Boston’s NPR station, 90.9 WBUR, ran a story this morning about cutting edge dyslexia research as part of their series called “Brain Matters.”

Today, WBUR (Boston’s NPR station) began a 2-month long series on the brain called “Brain Matters.”

Being in a group makes some people lose touch with their personal moral beliefs, researchers find.

Brain scans differentiate adults who have recovered from childhood ADHD and those whose difficulties linger.

Yinqing Li is a graduate student in Feng Zhang’s lab and a McGovern Institute Friends Fellow. His career goal is to “solve the connectome.”

Watch a video profile of Leah Acker, a McGovern neuroscientist, engineer, and inventor.

A memorial to honor the life of McGovern Institute co-founder, Patrick J. McGovern, was held at the McGovern Institute on Thursday, May 29, 2014.

New technique allows scientists to monitor the entire nervous system of a small worm.