Three-year fellowship will support Weissbourd’s research on how the C. hemisphaerica jellyfish survives and thrives by constantly making new neurons.

A new approach for identifying significant differences in gene use between closely-related species provides insights into human evolution.

The new findings could explain biodiversity hotspots in tectonically quiet regions.

Developing a new neuroscience model is no small feat. New faculty member Brady Weissbourd has risen to the challenge in order to study nervous system evolution, development, regeneration, and function.

California blackworms tangle themselves up by the thousands, then separate in a split second. Their trick may inspire the design of self-detangling materials and fibers.

Researchers have discovered that the brains of these simple fish can create three-dimensional maps of their surroundings.

Swirling waters replenish nutrients in open ocean, a new study finds, and could mitigate some climate change effects.

Inspired by jellyfish and octopuses, PhD candidate Juncal Arbelaiz investigates the theoretical underpinnings that will enable systems to more efficiently adapt to their environments.

A simple animal model shows how stimuli and states such as smells, stressors, and satiety converge in an olfactory neuron to guide food-seeking behavior.

In a long-studied population of wandering albatrosses, females are less likely to stick with a shy mate.