neurosciences

Heather Broihier already felt indebted to legendary neurobiologist Story Landis for her scientific success. After all, Landis founded Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Neurosciences, Broihier’s professional home since 2005. Landis also recruited Lynn Landmesser, the chair who hired…

When Lin Mei decided to go into medicine, he was following in his parents’ footsteps. Both had careers in the field: his mother in cardiology and his father in public health. But after medical school in China and a one-year internship that exposed him to various specialties in medicine, he felt…

Case Western Reserve researchers observe waves ‘leap’ across cut in brain tissue; ‘ephaptic coupling’ said to be producing self-propagating waves unknown until now Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural…

Promising results provide hope for humans suffering from chronic paralysis Millions of people worldwide are living with chronic spinal cord injuries, with 250,000 to 500,000 new cases each year—most from vehicle crashes or falls. The most severe spinal cord injuries completely paralyze their…

Researchers in biology, neurosciences, electrical engineering and computer sciences map sea slugs’ rapid behavioral adaptations—with application to humans, robots As 2-pound sea slugs tug and feed on bits of seaweed, researchers from Case Western Reserve University and around the world are mapping…

President Barbara R. Snyder invites the campus community to celebrate the appointment of Wen-Cheng Xiong as the Riuko and Archie G. Co Professor of Neurosciences and Lin Mei as the Allen C. Holmes Professor of Neurological Diseases. The ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 30, at 4:30 p.m. in the…

Case Western Reserve researchers reveal how anatomically distinct microcircuit brain networks suppress each other, compete and collaborate Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found a previously unseen pattern among the rapid-firing neurons inside the brain, one that reveals how…

Study provides hope for Rett syndrome patients and others across autism spectrum It is a parent’s nightmare: A child is born apparently healthy, then stops meeting developmental milestones at one year old. Her verbal and motor skills vanish, and irregular breathing, seizures, and a host of other…