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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 […]
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Blech! Brain Science Explains Why You’re Not Thirsty For Salt Water
Chen Scholar, Yuki Oka, an assistant professor of biology at Caltech, was interviewed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” about his research into how the brain regulates sodium appetite. Oka’s team used a technique called optogenetics to switch on the neurons related to sodium appetite in mice brains. The effects were immediate. Learn more on […]
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Evidence for a Human Geomagnetic Sense
Researchers at Caltech and the University of Tokyo developed a robust experiment that shows many humans are able to unconsciously detect changes in Earth-strength magnetic fields. Neuroscientist and TCCI®-affiliated faculty member, Shin Shomojo, worked with Caltech geoscientist Joseph Kirschvink and University of Tokyo neuroengineer Ayu Matani on the project. Read more on the Caltech […]
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Minds Wide Open Shortlisted for Brand Film Festival Award
We are honored that our documentary “Minds Wide Open” has been shortlisted for a Brand Film Festival London Award! Fingers crossed – winners will be announced in early May.
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2019 TCCI Spring Newsletter
We are delighted to share with you TCCI’s 2018 Annual Report which you can download by clicking on the image below. In this report, we’ve endeavored
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TCCI Releases 2018 Annual Report
We’re happy to introduce TCCI’s first Annual Report which endeavors to highlight the momentum and accomplishments enjoyed by our institutional partners, private investigators and graduate fellows in 2018. We’ve included a summary of the exciting research coming out of TCCI at Caltech, highlighted awards won by TCCI-affiliated scientists around the world and tried to give […]
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TCCI® joins the International Brain Initiative
We recently joined the International Brain Initiative (IBI), a collaborative of some of the world’s most significant brain research projects. The IBI’s vision of catalyzing and advancing ethical neuroscience through collaboration and knowledge-sharing aligns well with our own and we’re very happy to support the IBI’s upcoming coordinating body meeting, March 19-20, in Shanghai, China. Read […]
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This is a Neuron on Nicotine
A team of scientists has developed a protein sensor that glows in the presence of nicotine, allowing the researchers to observe nicotine’s movements in cells and reveal more about the nature of nicotine addiction. The work was led by Henry Lester, professor of biology at Caltech and an affiliated faculty member of the Tianqiao and Chrissy […]
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Vilcek Foundation Prize Awarded to Mikhail Shapiro
Professor of Chemical Engineering Mikhail Shapiro has been named one of the 2019 recipients of the Vilcek Foundation Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science, a $50,000 award recognizing exceptional early to mid-career immigrant biomedical scientists. Shapiro, who is also an affiliated faculty member of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience, and his fellow prizewinners will be […]
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Minds Wide Open a Finalist in New York Festivals TV & Film Award
New York Festivals TV & Film Awards recently named our documentary, Minds Wide Open, a finalist in three categories: Science & Technology Documentary, Feature Documentary Film and Branded Documentary Production. With entries from 50 countries, the awards are highly competitive. Winners will be honored at a National Association of Broadcasters event in Las Vegas in April. […]