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Understanding the Brain’s Fear Circuit
Dean Mobbs, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and affiliated faculty member of the Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience had a paper published in the March 6 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Mobbs and his co-authors show for the first time that there are two areas of the brain involved in processing […]
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You Don’t Think Your Way Out of a Tiger Attack
In a paper appearing in the March 6 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Caltech Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Dean Mobbs and his co-authors show for the first time that there are two areas of the brain involved in processing fear. The areas, which they call “fear circuits,” split up the responsibility for […]
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Caltech Researcher, Doris Tsao, Wins 2018 Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize
Recognizing her major contributions to our understanding of how the brain recognizes human faces, the 2018 Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize has been awarded to Doris Tsao, Caltech professor of biology, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Center for Systems Neuroscience Leadership Chair, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and director of the Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Center for Systems […]
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Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo Named “2017 Science Funders of the Year”
Tianqiao Chen & Chrissy Luo were recently named “Science Funders of the Year” by Inside Philanthropy in its 2017 Annual Inside Philanthropy Awards (the IPPYs). The online magazine recognized the couple’s $1 billion commitment to brain science and highlighted the Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute’s $115 million gift to Caltech to create a unique neuroscience […]
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TCCI® Researchers Win Two National Science & Technology Progress Awards
At the 2017 Annual China National Science & Technology Awards ceremony on January 8, researchers from the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Translation Research in Shanghai were recognized with two National Science & Technology Progress Awards. The “Basic and Clinical Innovation Methods for Cerebral Fluid Through Surgery” project led by Institute Director Professor […]
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New Caltech Research Provides Insight into How the Brain Works to Recall Memories
Caltech researchers discover that neurons within the posterior parietal cortex gather information about our memories to help us make memory-based decisions. News Source: Pasadena Now
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The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Breaks Ground on the Future Home of Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech
The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Breaks Ground on the Future Home of Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech University and Institute founders celebrate US$200 million facility dedicated to interdisciplinary brain research Pasadena, Calif., December 5, 2017 — Caltech today celebrated a groundbreaking for the $200 million Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Neuroscience […]
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TCCI® Establishes the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Brain Disease (Shanghai) in Partnership with Huashan Hospital and Zhou Liangfu Medical Development Foundation
Leading brain research and philanthropic organization Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI®) today announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Fudan University-affiliated Huashan Hospital, and the Zhou Liangfu Medical Development Foundation, to jointly establish the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Brain Disease (Shanghai) [renamed in 2019 to “Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute […]
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Video: Uncovering the mysteries of the mind
Textbook theories in the field of brain science have not fully illuminated this complex, intriguing and profound subject. How do neurons talk to each other? How does sensation lead to perception that would in turn influence cognition and action? In this episode, the Chens share how their curiosity in understanding brain functionality has fuelled […]
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Caltech Research: Nature or Nurture? Innate Social Behaviors in the Mouse Brain
Source: Caltech Adult male mice have a simple repertoire of innate, or instinctive, social behaviors: When encountering a female, a male mouse will try to mate with it, and when encountering another male, the mouse will attack. The animals do not have to be taught to perform these behaviors. This has led to the widespread […]