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The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences provides a hub for interdisciplinary neuroscience research.

Duke Institute for Brain Sciences was created in 2007 as a cross-school, campus-wide, interdisciplinary Institute with a commitment to building an interactive community of brain science research and scholarship. DIBS encourages innovation and collaborations that transcend the boundaries of traditional disciplines, bringing together a diverse community of academics from the biomedical sciences, social sciences, physical sciences, humanities, law, business, public policy, mathematics, computer science and engineering.

04/09/2024

"I came to Duke as a mechanical engineer doing research in oil and gas, so I had no experience with biology, let alone the brain ... I hadn’t picked up a pipette since general chemistry in undergrad, and now I make cerebral organoids from human stem cells to study neuroinflammation. "

From engineering to growing brains-in-a-dish, Paris Brown has taken a fascinating path to Durham. At Duke, she's growing nerve cells to better understand neuroinflammation all while flying towards a future in neuroethics and science policy. Outside the lab, you might spot Paris situated in front of a pottery wheel, exploring state parks, or taking her pilot's license.

https://dibs.duke.edu/news/paris-brown/

04/01/2024

“I think there's a lot of moments of distress that don't necessitate a formal therapy appointment. If students can get support in those moments, it increases their confidence about their ability to handle difficult emotions,” said Duke Psychiatry's Dr. Nancy Zucker, referring to the text-based, student-run support line for Duke students that she established in collaboration with colleagues and students. Learn more about DukeLine in this Duke Chronicle feature! https://ow.ly/tcIz50R4UbT
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences

03/04/2024

Behold the dramatic changes in oxygen levels during hypoxia captured in real-time within a mouse’s brain. This “ultrafast photoacoustic microscopy” method , developed by the lab of DIBS member and Duke Engineering professor Junjie Yao, could one day revolutionize our understanding of other neurological diseases, such as dementia, Alzheimer’s, or even long COVID.

Full story: https://pratt.duke.edu/news/using-light-and-sound-reveal-rapid-brain-activity-unprecedented-detail/

02/26/2024

🧠 Immune Defense in the Brain 🛡️

Ever wonder how the brain stays healthy?

Dive into the latest discoveries from the lab of DIBS member and Duke Neurosurgery professor Anthony Filiano, who have recently uncovered how two key cells in the brain's protective layer interact to prevent or possibly trigger conditions like multiple sclerosis.

Today’s illuminates this crucial cell duet: mural cells (highlighted in green) lining the brain's blood vessels (red) within the meninges - a vital shield just beneath our skull. Changes in these cells can signal immune challenges, potentially unlocking new ways to understand autoimmune diseases.

02/19/2024

Canine Cognition: Separating the Wheatens from the Chaff 🐶💭

From left to right, we have Neutron, Nutmeg, Poppy, Nerine, and Pepsi, the latest class of Duke Canine Cognition Center's Puppy Kindergarten and today’s featured .

This cute quintet is taking part in research under the tutelage of DIBS member & professor of evolutionary anthropology Brian Hare, along with co-principal Vanessa Woods. By studying how different rearing strategies impact behavior and cognitive development of dogs, Hare, Woods, and a team of 100+ Duke undergrads help assess which promising puppies will most likely become successful assistance dogs with Canine Companions.

02/15/2024

🧠 The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences will use their 2024 Grant to fund programs providing graduate trainees with mentorship skills and opportunities. https://bit.ly/3RXW96t

02/12/2024

A Colorful Peek Inside a Mouse's Brain 🌈🧠

Today’s features a collaboration between Duke Radiology's G. Allan Johnson and Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke's Simon Gregory. Using 3D magnetic resonance imaging, they've captured a mouse’s brain in colorful detail to see how potentially changes cortical connections and topography. This rainbow-filled snapshot is the average brain image across a range of autism-like “high social” male mice using a technique called “color fractional anisotropy”.

Check out the for a sneak peek at the group's forthcoming study: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.01.15.575733v1.full

01/29/2024

Blinking brain cells light the way.

This week's offers a glimpse into the brain of a tiny minnow, the . By genetically linking a fluorescent protein from jellyfish to calcium inside the fish’s nerve cells, Duke neurobiology grad student Minel Arinel coaxes their neurons to light up every time they’re activated.

Minel’s research studies how the compound changes a zebrafish’s brain cell activity, specifically in the ventral hindbrain and inferior raphe, shown here. The ventral hindbrain generally helps control motor movement, which increasing concentrations of DOI reduces, whereas inferior raphe neurons provide a local supply of serotonin, which is a classic neurochemical that psychedelics activate.

Link in bio and bellow for more about Minel’s and other Duke brain scientists’ research on psychedelics

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