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Neuroscience
Night flight
Camouflage, with a twist
Published Aug 16, 2016
Luna moth's long, twisted tail could confuse predators that hunt using echolocation
Brain science
'Physics engine' found
Published Aug 8, 2016
Researchers identify brain region that helps us predict how the world around us will behave
Brain science
Free will in the brain
Published July 13, 2016
JHU researchers glimpse the human brain making a purely voluntary decision to act
Faculty honors
Huganir to lead Society for Neuroscience
Published July 5, 2016
JHU researcher elected president of world's largest organization of scientists, physicians who focus on brain, nervous system
Brain structures, mostly in blue, with bright red triangular areas toward the bottom
Addiction
Driven to binge
Published May 31, 2016
Researchers locate what could be brain's trigger for binge behavior
illustration of people playing at a park
Neuroscience of fun
Lighten up, it's good for you
Published Summer 2016
Scientists explain the tricky, vague, and elusive neuroscience of fun / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Image of red cell particles interspersed with green streaks and blue dots
Zika virus
'Mini-brains' help show how Zika affects fetal cortex
Published April 22, 2016
Researchers confirm key process by which virus causes microcephaly, other damage in fetal brains
Research award
Sol Snyder honored
Published April 19, 2016
Pioneering neuroscientist receives Salk Institute's Medal for Research Excellence
Wendy Suzuki
Q+A
Finding her happy
Published April 11, 2016
For neuroscientist and author Wendy Suzuki, learning how exercise affects the brain has been a life-changing experience
Evidence
Why you can't stop checking your phone
Published Spring 2016
Neuroscientists are probing the brain to figure out what happens when we lose focus / Johns Hopkins Magazine