Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute – Change perception, change your world | Chen Institute

Textbook theories in the field of brain science have not fully illuminated this complex, intriguing and profound subject. How do neurons talk to each other? How does sensation lead to perception that would in turn influence cognition and action?   In this episode, the Chens share how their curiosity in understanding brain functionality has fuelled […]

Source: Caltech   Adult male mice have a simple repertoire of innate, or instinctive, social behaviors: When encountering a female, a male mouse will try to mate with it, and when encountering another male, the mouse will attack. The animals do not have to be taught to perform these behaviors. This has led to the widespread […]

Source: Caltech   A small patch of neurons in the brain can encode the movements of many body parts, according to researchers in the laboratory of Caltech’s Richard Andersen, James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience, Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Brain-Machine Interface Center Leadership Chair, and Director of the T&C Brain-Machine Interface Center of the Tianqiao and […]

Source: Caltech   Caltech researchers have identified a neural circuit in the brain that controls wakefulness. The findings have implications for treating insomnia, oversleeping, and sleep disturbances that accompany other neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression.   The work was done in the laboratory of Viviana Gradinaru (BS ’05), assistant professor of biology and biological engineering, Heritage Medical Research […]