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Brains on babies

Communications Department — Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:15 +0000

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Mind-blowing neuroscience research

Communications Department — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:30:19 +0000

The brain is the most complex and powerful part of the human body. When things are working as they should, we don’t notice at all. However, any number of conditions can disrupt healthy brain function. ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) neuroscientists focus on understanding how neural connections in the brain translate into behavior. Their research...

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A perception quiz to blow your mind

Communications Department — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:30:40 +0000

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Mixed signals: How the brain interprets social cues

Nick Wurm — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:30:45 +0000

AI generated voice with Stephen Shea’s actual voice Imagine you’re at a dinner party, but you can’t smell the food cooking or hear the dinner bell. Sounds like a dream, right? What if it wasn’t? “When we experience the world and interact with people, we use all our senses,” ��ϳԹ��Դ Professor Stephen...

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At the Lab Season 1 Research Rewind: Neuroscience

Communications Department — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:30:25 +0000

Trying to remember that one thing that one CSHL scientist said about the brain that one time? Jog your memory and catch up on what you might have missed in our latest Research Rewind. This week At the Lab, you’ll hear all about our innovative neuroscience research from CSHL scientists Arkarup Banerjee, Benjamin Cowley, Hiro...

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: Of mice and moms

Communications Department — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:00:43 +0000

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At the Lab Episode 6: Supermoms to the rescue

Communications Department — Tue, 07 May 2024 11:30:22 +0000

Not all heroes wear capes. You can always count on a supermom to come to the rescue of a child in distress. But just what motivates this behavior, and why does a supermom feel so good when she embraces her crying child? In this episode of At the Lab, Professor Stephen Shea gives us a...

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Animal behavior quiz

Communications Department — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:00:19 +0000

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Reactivate, repurpose, and rewire the brain

Jennifer Michalowski — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 11:30:29 +0000

Developing brains become shaped by the sights, sounds, and experiences of early life. The brain’s circuits grow more stable as we age. However, some experiences later in life open up opportunities for these circuits to be rapidly rewired. New research from ��ϳԹ��Դ Associate Professor Stephen Shea helps explain how the brain adapts...

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CSHL celebrates 20th graduating class

Luis Sandoval — Tue, 09 May 2023 19:00:06 +0000

On May 7, 2023, the ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) awarded Doctor of Philosophy degrees to 11 graduates. The School also awarded honorary Doctor of Science degrees to journalist Stephen S. Hall and educator Nouria Hernandez for their deep commitment to science education and communication. 2023 marks the 24th anniversary...

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The CSHL School of Biological Sciences’ class of 2023

Communications Department — Sun, 07 May 2023 22:01:03 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) takes an innovative approach to advanced science education. Graduates of the doctoral program go on to pursue diverse careers. This year, the SBS awarded 11 Ph.D. degrees. Here, members of the class of 2023 share memories and experiences from their time at CSHL. Lyndsey...

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What drives mom to pick up the kids?

Communications Department — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 17:00:25 +0000

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The science of supermoms

Nick Wurm — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 12:30:07 +0000

When you pick up a baby, you can’t help feeling happy. But where does this feeling come from? How does it influence future behavior? ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) Associate Professor Stephen Shea has found that, when it comes to maternal care, social contact is its own reward. “We know that, as human beings, it’s...

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Unlocking mom’s brain

Communications Department — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 11:30:09 +0000

« Previous Story Next Story » Life isn’t always easy for little mouse pups: Hours to days after they are born, the squirmy babies, who can’t hear or see, can roll or stumble away from their nest. Cold and lonely, they call out to their mother. Luckily, Mom snaps into action to ensure the adventures...

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��ϳԹ��Դ 2022 Ph.D.’s

Communications Department — Sun, 01 May 2022 22:00:07 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences takes an innovative approach to advanced education. Graduates of the doctoral program pursue diverse careers. This year, ten students were awarded Ph.D. degrees. Here they recall memories and experiences that they take from the Laboratory moving forward. Brianna Lynn Bibel St. Mary’s College of California...

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Mom’s protective behaviors run deep

Communications Department — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:00:53 +0000

The image of a mouse mom fetching her pup safely home calls to mind a human mother’s rapid response when their toddler wanders toward danger. Neuroscientists at ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) now report this resemblance applies in more ways than one. In a first-of-its-kind study, postdoctoral fellow Roman Dvorkin and CSHL Associate Professor Stephen...

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CSHL Ph.D. program: Graduating class of 2021

Luis Sandoval — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:35:14 +0000

The ��ϳԹ��Դ (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences takes an innovative approach to advanced education. Graduates of the doctoral program pursue diverse careers. This year, seven students were awarded Ph.D. degrees. Here they recall memories and experiences that they take from the Laboratory. Benjamin Thomas Berube Saint Anselm College Elisabeth Sloan Livingston Fellow...

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Abnormal neuron activity manifests as parental neglect

Jennifer Michalowski — Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:00:34 +0000

The brain undergoes dramatic change during the first years of life. Its circuits readily rewire as an infant and then child encounters new sights and sounds, taking in the world and learning to understand it. As the child matures and key developmental periods pass, the brain becomes less malleable—but certain experiences create opportunities for parts...

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CSHL postdocs receive NARSAD Young Investigator Grants

Communications Department — Wed, 30 Oct 2019 17:37:19 +0000

��ϳԹ��Դ’s Roman Dvorkin, Ph.D., and Xian Zhang, Ph.D., were recently selected by the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation to each receive a 2019 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant (pdf). The grants, which support young scientists conducting neurobiological and psychiatric research, provide promising investigators with up to $70,000 over two years to help them...

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Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse

Peter Tarr — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 16:07:30 +0000

At noon every Tuesday from September through June, scenes from a revolution in neuroscience are playing out at ��ϳԹ��Դ. Week after week, over 100 scientists cram themselves into a ground-floor meeting room in the Beckman Laboratory. It’s standing-room only as everyone in the Neuroscience Program settles in to hear details of the...

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