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Richard Huganir, left, with Daeyeol Lee
Research matters
Stalling progress on rare genetic disorders
Published May 14, 2025 Video
Hopkins neuroscientist Richard Huganir is close to finding a potential life-changing treatment for kids with SYNGAP1-related disorders, but cuts to federal funding could delay or halt the progress
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Biomedical engineering
A brain imaging advance
Published Dec 14, 2023
Hopkins team develops new algorithm that can create 'super-scans' of the brain
Stadium seats
Brain science
An audience might make you perform better
Published April 20, 2018
Performing a task in front of an audience triggers parts of the brain associated with social cognition, reward, and motor skills, study finds
Illustration depicts a child holding hands with a toddler while they stand on top of a tooth with rings like a tree
Autism research
Tooth fairy in the lab
Published July 28, 2017
Scientists study unexpected source of information about in utero exposure to harmful materials: baby teeth
Inside the Brain Science Institute
Published Spring 2014
Brain Science Institute researchers seek to understand the most fundamental questions about what goes on in our heads. / Johns Hopkins Magazine