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Our research aims to thoughtfully contribute to the field of neuroscience, focusing on meaningful outcomes beyond academic publications. We are committed to substantive trainee development, extending our research to real-world applications, and actively engaging in science communication to share our discoveries with both the scientific community and the public. Highlights of our broader impact are detailed below.

2024

'Left-Right Turn' Neuron Discovery May One Day Help Treat Parkinson's

Futurity   ·   12 Feb 2024
Researchers have discovered a network of neurons in the brains of mice that help them make right and left turns... read more

2022

DeepLabCut meets the brainstem: how deep learning for behavior yields insights into the neural basis of motion

DeepLabCut Blog   ·   01 Aug 2022
How researchers are using DeepLabCut to study the neural basis of movement... read more

2021

The Lundbeck Foundation supports young researchers with 69 million DKK

Lundbeck Foundation   ·   15 Apr 2021
The grant ensures 33 health science researchers two to three years of funding for their work... read more

2020

Announcing the Speakers of the 2020 Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre   ·   08 Oct 2020
The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour is proud to announce the speakers for the third annual Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series (ENSS)... read more

'Steering Wheel' Neurons Control Left and Right Turns In Mice

Futurity   ·   12 May 2020
Researchers have mapped how certain neurons act as the brain’s “steering wheel” to control whether mice turn right or left while walking... read more

2018

Hidden Assets

The Spin   ·   01 Mar 2018
Recent research from Case Western Reserve University reveals the spinal cord may have the ability to control breathing all by itself, without a connection to the brain... read more

Wonder Women: Young Scientists Help Confirm Presence of Breathing 'Ghost Network'

University of Kentucky   ·   26 Jan 2018
According to a paper recently published in Cell Reports, labs from Case Western Reserve and the University of Kentucky's Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center (SCoBIRC) were able to demonstrate the existence of a parallel neural network that could potentially restore diaphragm function after spinal cord injury... read more

2014

'Unprecedented': Drug May Help Heal Damaged Spine

NBC News   ·   04 Dec 2014
Researchers say they’ve developed a drug that may help heal a damaged spine — the first time anything like a drug has been shown to help... read more