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Tiger Tao’s team develops bioinspired intelligent sensory system for rescue and recovery work
Recognizing objects is among the most basic of survival skills for human beings and other animals. To date, artificial intelligence (AI) assisted high-performance object recognition is primarily visual however researcher Tiger H. Tao, Deputy Director of Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology (SIMIT) and an investigator at the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI), […]
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A Microbial Compound in the Gut Leads to Anxious Behaviors in Mice
A Caltech-led team of researchers has discovered that a small-molecule metabolite, produced by bacteria that reside in the mouse gut, can travel to the brain and alter the function of brain cells, leading to increased anxiety in mice. The work helps uncover a molecular explanation for recent observations that gut microbiome changes are associated with […]
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Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Releases Animated Video Focused on Cognition
To help promote the focus of the Chen Frontier Lab for A.I. and Mental Health, the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute recently released a five minute video which explores what we do and don’t know about human cognition. The Institute worked with kurzgesagt GmbH, the creators of the popular Youtube series In a Nutshell to […]
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Viviana Gradinaru Among Caltech Faculty Members and JPL Researcher Named as AAAS Fellows
Viviana Gradinaru, Professor of neuroscience and biological engineering and director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience was just named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The organization said they awarded her the fellowship for “extraordinary achievements in bioengineering and neuroscience, including development and sharing of multiple novel tools to […]
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Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz Receives Prestigious Developmental Biology Honors – Caltech
The Society for Developmental Biology has awarded its 2022 Edwin G. Conklin Medal to Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering and affiliated faculty member with Caltech’s Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience. Established in 1995, the Edwin G. Conklin Medal in Developmental Biology is awarded annually by the Society for Developmental […]
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How Gut Neurons Communicate with the Brain to Control Thirst
Drinking a glass of water is often sufficient to quench thirst after exercising. But while the sensation of thirst may be satiated after just a few minutes of drinking, the process of rehydration actually takes around half an hour. The delay occurs because the brain receives signals that you drank water before the body is […]
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Tiger Tao wins 2021 Young Scientist of the Year Award from Chinese Academy of Sciences
On January 20, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced the recipients of the 2021 Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award, Young Scientist of the Year Award, Scientific Facilitation Award, Scientific Individual of the Year Award and Scientific Team of the Year Award. Tiger Tao, Investigator of the Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Investigator of Tianqiao […]
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Modern Neurosurgery (3rd Edition), Published under General Editorship of Academician Liangfu Zhou
Modern Neurosurgery (3rd Edition) was published by Fudan University Press under the general editorship of Liangfu Zhou, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Director of National Medical Center of Nerve Diseases, Director of Neurosurgery Department of Fudan University-affiliated Huashan Hospital and Vice Chairman of Translational Center of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute. Contents […]
