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Caltech Research News: Altered Perceptions
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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Caltech Researcher and Director of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience Wins Prestigious Neuroscience Prize
SINGAPORE – Jan 27, 2017 – David J. Anderson, the director of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech, has been awarded the 17th Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine (UNC) for “his discovery of neural circuit mechanisms controlling emotional behaviors.” This prestigious […]
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Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum talks brain research with Yahoo Finance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Caltech video of President Rosenbaum at Davos
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Video: Caltech and the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Launch Major Neuroscience Initiative
Caltech and the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Launch Major Neuroscience Initiative
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Caltech and the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute Launch Major Neuroscience Initiative
Initiative kicked off with $115 million gift from philanthropists Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo to establish a new institute and provide continuous funds for neuroscience research. Caltech to construct $200 million biosciences complex that will include new institute. Spearheaded by a $115 million gift from visionary philanthropists Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo, Caltech […]