News: Neuroscience

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

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.

Blood vessels, shown in green, and astrocytes, shown in magenta, adjacent to a stroke.

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.

Illustration of a brain

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.

An artist's rendition of a synapse

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.

A composite portrait of 6 students with the words "Serving the Community"

Research

Scientists Discover Molecular Culprits Linked to Alcohol Use Disorders

Findings help explain why some people go from moderate alcohol users to dependent on alcohol.

LMO4 (Red) and kappa opioid receptor (green) mRNA are expressed in the same cells in the basolateral amygdala.The blue dye stains the nucleus of the cells.

Research

Social Support Aids Recovery from Drug Addiction, Study Suggests

Having an option to receive social support rather than use drugs is better at reducing relapse than cutting out drugs completely, a new study suggests.

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The Texas Scientist

20/20 Foresight

So what will the next 50 years bring? Absent a crystal ball, your best bet would be to ask a scientist.

Illustration by David Steadman.