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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/science-tips-april-2011/
Mar 31, 2011... When we suddenly get the answer to a riddle or understand the solution to a problem, we can practically feel the light bulb click on in our head. But what happe ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/a-3d-compass-in-the-brain/
Dec 03, 2014... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—December 3, 2014—Pilots are trained to guard against vertigo: a sudden loss of the sense of vertical direction that renders them unable to tell ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/what-s-new-in-brain-research-at-weizmann/
Jun 10, 2019... Weizmann Institute researchers from across the disciplines are pursuing topics in neuroscience, approaching this crucial field from a number of angles. That’s b ... Read more
Feb 10, 2014...
Schwartz’s research questions assumptions about the central nervous system.
Imagine being able to inhibit or reverse a universal affliction – brain degener ... Read more
May 04, 2014... This three-minute video tells the story of Weizmann Institute researcher Prof. Nachum Ulanovsky, who studies free-flying bats to explore the brain's ability to ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/mapping-the-social-landscape/
Jan 11, 2018... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—January 11, 2018— Whether we’re playing a team sport or just strolling through the park, we’re continually aware of the positions of those aroun ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/in-the-news/the-enzyme-that-sharpens-memories/
Apr 22, 2012... Imagine never forgetting a single detail of your life — what you got for your 14th birthday, or the phone numbers of every one of your romantic interests. New ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/feature-stories/understanding-alzheimer-s/
Jun 28, 2010... One in 10 Americans over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder that slowly destroys memory and cognitive function and for ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/bats-remember-directions/
Jan 12, 2017... Egyptian fruit bat. In a new issue of Science, Prof. Sarel et al. report on a new functional class of hippocampal neurons in bats, which encode the direction an ... Read more
https://www.weizmann-usa.org/news-media/news-releases/memory-machine/
Aug 16, 2007... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—August 16, 2007—What happens in our brains when we learn and remember? Are memories recorded in a stable physical change, like writing an inscri ... Read more
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