The human brain continues to be built after we are born for far longer than previously recognized, suggests research by neuroscientist Dr. Shawn Sorrells from… Read more
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Pitt Neurobiologists Take an Unexpected Detour to Decode Decision-Making
In a paper published in Nature Neuroscience last week, University of Pittsburgh researchers described how reward signals in the brain are modulated by uncertainty. Dopamine… Read more
Study Reveals Cortical Neurons that Suppress Muscle Activity are Important for Making Fast and Accurate Movements
It’s well-known that the primary motor cortex drives voluntary movements. This brain region holds the largest population of corticospinal neurons and is the site where… Read more
Researchers One Step Closer to Preventing Post-Stroke Brain Cell Death
A team of University of Pittsburgh neuroscientists and computational biologists have moved another step toward preventing brain cell death in the shadow cast by an… Read more
Pitt Brain Institute Scientific Director Receives NIH Award to Map Mind-Body Connections
Dr. Peter Strick, scientific director of the University of Pittsburgh Brain Institute, has been selected to receive a $6 million, five-year 2018 National Institutes of… Read more