In the Lab

Collage of scientists prepping and looking at slides
A Step-by-Step Look at How Human Brains Are Prepped for Research
When the Calgary Brain Bank receives a donation, neuroscientist Jeffrey Joseph meticulously divvies up tissue samples for researchers to study.
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Why You Can (Or Can't) Feel Your Tongue
You’re trying to feel your tongue now, aren’t you? Let the trigeminal ganglion do what it does.
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Wiring That Analyzes the Past to Improve the Future
Sorting through past experiences to help make our best choices possible.
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Zebrafish Eyeball Stays Flexible for the Future
Fish eyes’ stored stem cells could give clues to develop potential therapies for an injured mammalian eye.
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Reversing the Course of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Around one in 10,000 infants are born with SMA. Research funding and patient advocacy efforts helped push treatment into existence.
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The Future of Neuroscience
The next generation of neuroscientists reflect on the future of brain science.
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Patient Driven: Neuroscientists Solve the Puzzle of the Gene-Protein Duo Behind SYNGAP1
As genetic sequencing becomes more affordable and the number of families seeking answers grow, neuroscientists make a discovery that could lead to treatments.
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Meticulous hand drawings of neurons by this scientist led to the birth of modern neuroscience.
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A History of the Classification of Glioma Brain Tumors
A meticulous repository of images and tissue samples led to the categorization of brain tumors and the development of treatment for glioblastomas.
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Neuroscientists Grow Their Own Neurons
Researchers grew this embryoid body from mouse stem cells in about a week.
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How Neurons Make Muscles Twitch
Every step you take, every move you make, motor neurons play a role.
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Untangling the Link Between Head Injuries and CTE
Autopsies of American football players’ brains built our current understanding of the hazards associated with repeated blows to the head.
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Your World In 3-D, No Glasses Needed
Welcome to the crossroads of the optic nerves.
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