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Getting People Talking: Promoting Public Engagement with Neuroethics

An interview with Civic Science Fellow Claire Weichselbaum on developing new approaches for public engagement around the ethical and societal impacts of neuroscience.
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Past Request for Proposals: Dana Center Planning Grant 2022

RFP for past planning grant for Dana Centers for Neuroscience & Society. Requests were due July 6, 2022
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A Path to Biomarkers

Q&A with Jong Yoon, M.D.

Predicting the path of illness for someone diagnosed with schizophrenia is difficult because its origins are so varied. Dana Grantee Jong Yoon is developing imaging methods to tease out the cellular mechanisms of one potential cause: too much dopamine production.
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A New Window into the Living Brain

Q&A with Jesse Schallek, Ph.D.

By adding analysis methods from astronomy to an imaging tool doctors use every day, Dana Grantee Jesse Schallek and his lab have found ways to see translucent cells at the back of the eye.
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It’s the Power of Love—in Voles

Q&A with Zoe Donaldson, Ph.D.

What is attachment and how does it form? By imaging individual cells in the brains of prairie voles, Dana Foundation Grantee Zoe Donaldson's lab has identified a neural network that signals how strong their preference for their partner is.
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Our Memories, Our Experiences

Q&A with Cristina Maria Alberini, Ph.D.

The ways the hippocampus grows and how it functions to learn and remember depend greatly on an animal’s life experiences, Dana Grantee Cristina Maria Alberini has found.
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Dana Foundation Announces Caroline Montojo, Ph.D., as New President

The Dana Foundation has named Caroline Montojo, Ph.D., as its next president, effective March 1, 2021. Dr. Montojo is currently the director of Life Sciences and the director of Brain Initiatives at The Kavli Foundation.
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Stimulating Consciousness

Q&A with Martin Monti, Ph.D.

Determining if a brain-injured person is conscious can be difficult when that person cannot respond to your questions or show some outward sign. Dana Grantee Martin Monti is using targeted ultrasound to try to re-awaken dormant neurons.

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Clear Contrast

Q&A with Mikhail Shapiro, Ph.D.

By using tiny pockets of air instead of proteins to label cells, Dana Foundation Grantee Mikhail Shapiro’s lab found a new way to safely dive deep into living brains.
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Exploring a Potential New Therapy for Fatal Canavan Disease

Q&A with David Pleasure, M.D.

While others try to thin out the overabundance of an amino acid that critically damages the axons in infants with Canavan disease, Dana Foundation grantee David Pleasure aims to prevent the buildup itself.

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