News: Neuroscience

Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin

Accolades

Natural Sciences Researchers Win President’s Award for Global Learning

A team with two CNS undergraduates of UT Austin were involved with research about the relationship between undergraduates' mental health and their social support networks...

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UT News

First Glimpse of Brains Retrieving Mistaken Memories Observed

Scientists have observed for the first time what it looks like in the key memory region of the brain when a mistake is made during...

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Research

Xue-Xin Wei Asks Basic Questions about the Nature of Intelligence

Learn more about Xue-Xin Wei's decision to join UT Austin's Department of Neuroscience as an assistant professor and his contributions to the field.

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Research

Discovery about Brain Cells that Promote Healing from Strokes Offers Treatment Insights

A type of cell once thought to hinder recovery in stroke patients may actually promote the healing process.

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Announcements

Two Natural Sciences Undergraduates Selected as Goldwater Scholars

Briana Syed and Teddy Hsieh, have earned the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship, which honors outstanding students in STEM majors.

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Research

New Study Shows How Deep-learning Technology Can Improve Brain Imaging

The technology can be used to train computers to increase the resolution of low-quality cellular and tissue images acquired on point-scanning systems, such as MRI

Comparison of brain imaging before and after the new technique

Features

Misinformation, the Brain and Tricks for Analyzing Data Accurately

Michela Marinelli, an associate professor of neuroscience and neurology, teaches students how to navigate data.

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Announcements

The College Welcomed New Faculty in 2020

See the new faces at the College of Natural Sciences.

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Research

International Project to Provide Detailed View of New Complexities Linked to Synapses

UT Austin researchers will lead research that can help us understand more about how we think, sense, learn, act and remember.

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Features

Texas Science Students Serve the Community During the Pandemic

Undergraduates in public health, neuroscience and computer science found ways amidst the pandemic to help out their communities and fellow classmates.

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