Life at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
You are driving on a road and see a pedestrian approaching the crosswalk. You brake to give way. Even such a simple action as this… Read More »Wrapping Axons – an Ongoing Mission Throughout Your Lifespan
The contagious yawn is a well-known component of the communal human experience that transcends languages and cultures. We joke about it in offices and dedicate… Read More »Monkey See, Monkey Do: Tracing the Origin of Contagious Behaviors
It is truly awe-inspiring to go to Orioles Park at Camden Yards and watch the O’s play. What is most thrilling to watch is when… Read More »Johns Hopkins Scientists Examine the Neural Mechanisms of Timing
Pretend for a moment that you’re a developing neuron in the mammalian cerebral cortex. Your cell body, which houses the command center of the neuron,… Read More »Johns Hopkins Scientists Study How Neurons Create Connections During Development
Talking with Chanel Matney, a neuroscience graduate student in the Brown Lab, can send your mind racing in many different directions as she discusses her… Read More »Neuroscience Graduate Student Driven by How the Brain ‘Sees’