Yu-Tzu Shih, Jason Alipio, and Amar Sahay share new research on the autism linked gene Dyrk1a. They find that developmental differences in neural circuitry and social cognition observed in mutant mice with only one copy of the Dyrk1a gene can be rescued by targeting inhibitory neuron plasticity in adulthood.

HMS News article interviewing Margaret Livingstone about a recent publication highlighting observations of macaque mothers over 10 years, with surprising new insights into how the mothers form attachments to their newborns.

Harvard Gazette article highlighting recent research from Michael Barnett, Arno Cai, and colleagues showing how much the mental health system increasingly relies on psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs) to meet the psychiatric needs of Medicare patients.

Round up of awards and honors earned by the HBI Community

Harvard Gazette article on new research from Elizabeth Spelke and colleagues at MIT, first author Ashley Thomas, suggesting infants view kissing or sharing food or utensils as social cues indicating close relationships.

Harvard Gazette article on new research from Erin Hecht and colleagues from the U.S and Russia demonstrating that foxes bred to be tame saw similar increases in gray matter volume as foxes bred to be aggressive when compared to a control group. This suggests that selection for opposite behaviors can influence brain morphology in a similar way.

Rachel Monyak and Edward Kravitz share new research characterizing a line of masculinized female flies that switches its style of fighting based on the sex of its opponent. This work furthers our understanding of factors that initiate fighting and offers clues as to why flies use male or female aggressive strategies.

Harvard Gazette article on new research from Daniel Gilbert and colleagues, first author Adam Mastroianni, finding that that most conversations don’t end when the participants want them to.

HMS News article on new research from the lab of Ziv Williams and colleagues at MIT, first author Mohsen Jamali, identifying the specific neurons critical for social reasoning. Also featured in the Harvard Gazette.

Round up of awards and honors earned by the HBI community.

HMS News article on new research from Karmel Choi, Jordan Smoller, and colleagues, finding that social connection is the strongest protective factor for depression.

Skyler Jackman and colleagues in the lab of Wade Regehr provide strong evidence that the cerebellum regulates aggression & suggest that genetically-tractable mice can be used to better define the neurons and activity patterns modulating aggression.

Preliminary research from the lab of Bob Datta, joint first authors David Brann, Tatsuya Tsukahara, and Caleb Weinreb, examines cell types in the olfactory epithelium that might mediate infection by SARS- CoV-2, the causal agent in COVID-19.

HMS News article highlighting how Longwood Chorus members create community through song, with quotes from Christopher Chen, postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Wade Regehr, David Mazumder, graduate student in the lab of Gabriel Kreiman and several othe

Harvard Gazette article on new research from the labs of Mark Fishman and colleagues, exploring how genes related to psychiatric conditions can influence group behavior in zebrafish.

A monthly round-up of awards and honors earned by Harvard-affiliated faculty, students, and staff.

Are you an artist in your spare time? Do you draw, paint, sculpt or make crafts? HBI will collaborate with the Longwood Chorus on an Art & Music event in 2020! The program will feature singing, visual arts and short talks.

The Daniel D. Federman Staff Award was established in 2014 to recognize staff for exceptional institutional engagement and service in supporting the missions of Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

The Jacobs Foundation Research Fellowship Program is a globally competitive fellowship program for early and mid-career researchers from all scholarly disciplines working on child and youth development.

HMS News article on new research from the labs of Joseph DeGutis and colleagues, first author Maruti V. Mishra, suggesting a country’s degree of gender equality can affect men’s ability to recognize famous female faces.

Congratulations to Isle Bastille (Goodrich lab), Jaeeon Lee (Sabatini lab), Isabel D’Alessandro (Wilson lab), Jess Bell and Mary Whitman (Engle Lab), Ellen DeGennaro (Walsh lab), and Joseph Zak (Murthy lab).

New research from Jennifer Gatchel and colleagues, suggesting depression symptoms and Alzheimer's disease pathology could be warning signs for cognitive decline in older adults.

Study using brain imaging suggests why zebrafish facing a threat surprisingly opt to keep mating rather than flee.

Bees and ants have begun to play key roles in neuroscience research. At Harvard alone, at least five labs have recently turned to these non-traditional model organisms to answer questions about social and navigational behaviors.

Harvard Gazette article on new research from the labs of Benjamin de Bivort and colleagues, revealing that pesticide exposure can disrupt social behaviors and thermoregulation in bumblebees.

HMS video in which Rachel Wilson describes how curiosity-driven science influences discovery and impacts human health