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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month

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Jun 07, 2021... Despite decades of research, we don’t know much about the brain. It is as strange as the deep sea, as complex as a computer, as mysterious as the universe – and it makes us who we are, as humans and individuals.
Understanding this most complex of organs is more important now than ever: lifespans are increasing and, thus, so are age-related conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s; awareness of mental illness is rising, as is the need for effective treatments; rates of autism are still going up. Fortunately, technological advances over the past several years are, for the first time, allowing scientists to study the brain at a level of detail never before possible.

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When the Brain’s GPS Goes Off the Grid
When the Brain’s GPS Goes Off the Grid

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Aug 11, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 11, 2021—In a new study published in Nature, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers revealed, for the first time, how three-dimensional space is represented in the mammalian cortex by the brain’s “GPS” system. The team, led by Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky of Weizmann’s Department of Neurobiology and including scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, was surprised to find that this representation is very different from the way two-dimensional space is represented – a finding that turned several longstanding hypotheses on their heads.

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The Weizmann Institute of Science receives $50 Million (USD) from the Azrieli Foundation To Help Humanity Unlock The Mysteries of the Brain
The Weizmann Institute of Science receives $50 Million (USD) from the Azrieli Foundation To Help Humanity Unlock The Mysteries of the Brain

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Nov 09, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 9, 2021—The Weizmann Institute of Science is thrilled to announce a lead philanthropic donation of $50 million (USD) from the Azrieli Foundation. The historic gift will enable catalytic brain research with the establishment of The Azrieli Institute for Brain and Neural Sciences. The donation is among the largest of its kind for the Foundation. The Azrieli Foundation is a longstanding supporter of research at the Weizmann Institute, and this generous donation adds to its past philanthropic investments of nearly $30 million in Weizmann research facilities and faculty and student fellowships.

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Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS
Mutations in Noncoding DNA Protect the Brain from ALS

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Mar 31, 2022... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 31, 2022—Genetic mutations linked to a disease often spell bad news. Mutations in over 25 genes, for example, are associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and they all increase the risk of developing this incurable disorder. Now, a research team headed by Prof. Eran Hornstein of the Weizmann Institute of Science has linked a new gene to ALS, but this one contains mutations of a different sort: They seem to play a defensive, rather than an offensive, role in the disease.

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A New Way to Measure Creativity
A New Way to Measure Creativity

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Apr 07, 2022... Creativity is crucial—at the heart of human endeavors ranging from art to entrepreneurship. It’s also notoriously hard to study. Usually in psychological tests we see whether people produce a particular predetermined response to a particular question. The essence of creativity, however, is to spontaneously make something new, something no one could predict beforehand. The few measures of creativity we have are more than 50 years old, and they are hard to score and often unreliable.

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