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The Highly Cited Researchers list from the Web of Science Group recognizes the world’s most influential researchers of the past decade, demonstrated by the production of multiple highly-cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for field and year. The 2019 list features four scientists affiliated with the Nathan Kline Institute: Dr. Castellanos … NKI’s Highly Cited Researchers

Joseph LeDoux, Director of the Emotional Brain Institute, has published a new book titled The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four-Billion-Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains (Viking, 2019). You can learn more about it by reading Dr. LeDoux’s Psychology Today blog, by listening to his interview with Joe Rogan, or by watching his … New Book by Joseph LeDoux Explores the Evolution of the Human Mind

Regina Sullivan, PhD, a member of the NKI Emotional Brain Institute, has received a five-year renewal of her MERIT award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). MERIT stands for Method to Extend Research In Time, and these prestigious awards are given to investigators who have demonstrated superior competence and outstanding … Emotional Brain Institute Investigator MERITs Renewal

Dr. Helen Scharfman coauthored a new Science paper (Luna et al.) examining the role of adult neurogenesis in hippocampal brain circuitry. The authors found that adult-born neurons either inhibited or excited the dentate gyrus, depending on whether synaptic inputs originated from the lateral or the medial entorhinal cortex. The action of adult-born neurons depended on … Dr. Helen Scharfman Contributes to Neurogenesis Research

Efrat Levy, Ph.D., a Research Scientist in the Center for Dementia Research, has been promoted to the rank of Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology at the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Levy’s laboratory studies the factors that initiate and propagate pathology in neurodegenerative disorders. She is currently … Dr. Efrat Levy Promoted to Full Professor

As they did last year, two NKI investigators appear on the 2018 Clarivate Analytics list of Highly Cited Researchers. F. Xavier Castellanos, MD, and Michael Milham, MD, PhD, are both recognized for their contributions in the field of Neuroscience & Behavior. Designation as a Highly Cited Researcher indicates authorship of multiple papers ranking in the top 1% by … NKI Researchers Remain Highly Cited

A mother’s presence may have immediate and long-term effects on her child’s developing brain by modulating the serotonin system, suggests a study of rat moms and their pups published in eNeuro. The research provides a potential mechanism by which separating a child from his or her mother early in life could derail development. By wirelessly … Mother’s Touch Supports Pup’s Brain Development