Dr. Christopher van Dyck, one of the world’s leading experts on the neurobiology and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, was recently appointed the Elizabeth Mears and House Jameson Professor of ...

Scientists at Yale and the University of Connecticut have taken a major step in understanding how animal brains make decisions, revealing a crucial role for electrical synapses in “filtering” sensory ...

In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter made history when its newly acquired status as an endangered species helped to temporarily block construction of the Tellico Dam in ...

When Robert van Sice first began teaching percussion, he, like many young teachers, worked primarily from a one-size-fits-all methodology. “You know, ‘I believe this about percussion playing, and if ...

Happy anniversary, Yale Quantum Institute. It’s time for a cake topped with “entangled” candles that are simultaneously lit and unlit. How else to celebrate a decade of excellence in one of science’s ...

Lissencephaly is a spectrum of rare, genetic disorders in which the brain fails to develop its hallmark folds. The disorders are often associated with seizures and intellectual disability and ...