Neuroscience News at Yale

A neurotransmitter known to quiet activity in the brain can sometimes do the opposite, researchers find, offering implications for psychiatric treatment.

A new study by Yale School of Medicine’s Departments of Anesthesiology and Neurology uncovers new insights which may change the way we describe being under anesthesia. The study reveals that being anesthetized may be more than simply being “put to sleep,” potentially carrying more similarities to being in a coma than we originally thought.

While scientists have identified hundreds of different genes that are associated with autism, a new Yale-led study suggests that the specific genes may be less important than the pathway they take to the brain.

Oakleigh Folkes, PhD, from the laboratory of Yong-Hui Jiang, MD, PhD, in the Department of Genetics, and Dahae "Julia" Jun, PhD, from the laboratory of Emilia Favuzzi, PhD, in the Department of Neuroscience, have been selected to receive the 2026 Kavli Postdoctoral Award for Collaborative Excellence.

The new Yale School of Medicine program, in collaboration with Yale Divinity School, is fostering spiritually informed conversations within psychiatry.

Please join us on Tuesday, May 19, at 4 pm., in the Mary S. Harkness Auditorium for the eighth annual Perspectives of Women in Science Lectureship hosted by the MD-PhD Program and the Office of the Dean of YSM.

Yong-Hui Jiang’s research has uncovered the biology of neurogenetic disorders like Angelman syndrome and autism. His genome-editing work could lead to targeted therapies.

In a new study, Yale researchers identified drug candidates that reverse disrupted behaviors in zebrafish carrying mutations in autism risk genes.

Researchers have made miniature versions of the pineal gland. They’re helping explain the sleep challenges that come with conditions like Angelman syndrome and autism.