New research from Caltech shows that the brain uses a simple and elegant mechanism to represent facial identity. The work was done in the laboratory of Doris Tsao, professor of biology, leadership chair and director of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Center for Systems Neuroscience, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator.   Read more […]

Tianqiao Chen, co-founder of Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute recently met with YiCai Global to reflect on the Chen Institute’s activities to-date, its vision to bring together the global scientific community, and the Institute’s plus future plans to support more programs and scientists. Read more on CiCai Global.

How does the electrical activity of the brain gives rise to the rich world of perception? The human brain is constantly abuzz with electrical activity as brain cells, called neurons, respond to sensory input and give rise to the world we perceive. Six particular regions of the brain, called face patches, contain neurons that respond […]

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