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2019 TCCI Summer Newsletter
We’re happy to share with you TCCI highlights from the last few months, in particular several key events related to the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Translational Research in Shanghai.
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Gut Bacteria Influence Autism-Like Behaviors In Mice
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects an estimated one in 59 people in the United States, causing a variety of difficulties with social communication and repetitive behavior. Many factors, including genetic and environmental effects, are believed to influence symptoms, and there are no approved treatments. Now, using mouse models, Caltech researchers have discovered that gut bacteria […]
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Being Refreshed Is Not The Same As Being Hydrated
Yuki Oka, an assistant professor of biology and Chen Scholar at Caltech, wanted to better understand how the brain processes satiation and pleasure signals related to drinking. He was curious for example why, after you have exercised on a hot day, a cool glass of water will quench your thirst immediately—even before your body has […]
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Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Translational Research Holds Symposium“Games as The Brain Disease Therapy”
In Mid-May, The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI®) for Translational Research in Shanghai hosted a symposium, titled “Games as Brain Disease Therapy.” Prominent specialists from the US and China presented their latest findings. This pioneering, cross-disciplinary research symposium in China attracted the attendance and attention of over a hundred experts from the gaming and […]
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Anxious People Quicker to Flee Danger
New research conducted by Dean Mobbs, assistant professor of cognitive neuroscience at Caltech shows that individuals with anxiety escape distant threats of danger sooner. The study appeared online May 20 in the journal Human Nature Behavior and was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and the Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience. Read more […]
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Minds Wide Open Wins Gold in London Brand Film Festival
The London Brand Film Festival announced today that TCCI’s documentary had won a 2019 Gold award in the Best Brand Documentary category. This is the eighth international award the film, which highlights recent advances in brain science, has received. Watch a free, 26-minute version of the film
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How the Brain Learns New Skills
Seeking to discover basic limits on the brain’s plasticity, a new Caltech study discovered that learning is indeed easier when related to skills one already has because pre-existing neuronal structure constrains what one can learn. In other words, it is likely that the skills we already have developed restrict what we can learn easily in […]
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TCCI® Hosts the International Conference on Clinical Assessment of Cognitive Impairment
In April 2019, the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI®) for Translational Research co-hosted the International Conference on the Clinical Assessment of Cognitive Impairment together with the Shanghai Medical Doctors Association, and the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Huashan Hospital in Shanghai, China. The four-day conference and training sessions invited 10 well-known experts and […]
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Minds Wide Open Wins Three New York Film Festivals TV & Film Awards
With the two Gold and one Bronze World Medals, the brain science documentary has won seven international awards and is shortlisted for a 2019 Brand Film Festival London Award. Watch a full version of the film at: https://youtu.be/dkyntB4POQY Menlo Park, CA. Minds Wide Open, a film commissioned by the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute, […]
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Hooked on Salty Foods? These Neurons are to Blame
Potato chips, French fries, popcorn—whichever your preference, we all know that salt is a key component of many tasty foods. But eating too much salt has potential health risks and can lead to cardiovascular and cognitive disorders. Now, Caltech researchers in the lab of Yuki Oka, an assistant professor of biology and Chen Scholar, have […]