Using Tiny Worms to Reveal Big Truths A tiny worm, only about one millimeter long, has been able to contribute an incredible wealth of knowledge about the neural pathways responsible for locomotion in all kinds of animals to the scientific community. Scientists have generated a detailed wiring diagram of C. elegans locomotion neural circuit; but […]
Dr. Verma Receives Prestigious AHA Career Development Award
Rajkumar Verma, Ph.D., UConn Health assistant professor of neuroscience, has received a prestigious career development award ($231,000) from the American Heart Association to study the therapeutic potential of purinergic receptor P2X4R for the treatment of stroke. Stroke remains a leading cause of disability in the United States. Despite recent advances, interventions to reduce damage and […]
The Science of Hearing, Dr. Douglas Oliver
The ability to recognize sounds and identify their location is possible thanks to the auditory system, comprised of your ears and brain. UConn Health neuroscientist Douglas L. Oliver was recently asked by TED-Ed Originals to explain how this complicated system works. Watch the animated video to follow a sound on its journey into the ear. […]