RUNC: Toshihide Hige
May 17, 2023
Toshihide Hige wants to unlock the brain’s secrets for learning and memory.
Brain
Divya Narayanan
November 4, 2020
Divya Narayanan is a junior double-majoring in neuroscience and music within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. She explores the neural connections between the auditory cortex and thalamus to understand how the brain processes and reproduces sound.
Tuned into Neuroscience
August 14, 2019
There are a host of ways neuroscientists can study the brain. Some analyze its chemistry, others its structure. UNC researcher Flavio Frohlich examines its electrical system, what he calls the "language of the brain," and investigates how miscommunication in these signals can play a role in psychiatric illnesses.
Your Brain on Electricity
September 30, 2014
Something much subtler than ECT could be the new way to treat mental illness.
The Two-Photon Future
September 4, 2014
UNC neuroscientist Spencer Smith creates a new kind of microscope to study the brain like never before.
Your Brain on Salt
February 6, 2014
UNC’s Patrick Giguere uncovers a single sodium ion that regulates how pain medications work in the brain, a key discovery that carries the promise of a better class of drugs.