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New Study Shows How Deep-learning Technology Can Improve Brain Imaging
The technology can be used to train computers to increase the resolution of low-quality cellular and tissue images acquired on point-scanning systems, such as MRI
![Comparison of brain imaging before and after the new technique](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/before-after2400x1600.png)
Misinformation, the Brain and Tricks for Analyzing Data Accurately
Michela Marinelli, an associate professor of neuroscience and neurology, teaches students how to navigate data.
![Illustration of a brain](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/brain_artworks-000366236190-wrz1u0-t2400x1600.jpg)
International Project to Provide Detailed View of New Complexities Linked to Synapses
UT Austin researchers will lead research that can help us understand more about how we think, sense, learn, act and remember.
![An artist's rendition of a synapse](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/1mitosermax-cropped.png_1500x1018_q85_subsampling-2.png)
Texas Science Students Serve the Community During the Pandemic
Undergraduates in public health, neuroscience and computer science found ways amidst the pandemic to help out their communities and fellow classmates.
![A composite portrait of 6 students with the words "Serving the Community"](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/students-helping-final-2400x1350.jpg)
Scientists Discover Molecular Culprits Linked to Alcohol Use Disorders
Findings help explain why some people go from moderate alcohol users to dependent on alcohol.
![LMO4 (Red) and kappa opioid receptor (green) mRNA are expressed in the same cells in the basolateral amygdala.The blue dye stains the nucleus of the cells.](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/kappa-lmo4-3-channel_20200507-171850_1.jpeg)
Social Support Aids Recovery from Drug Addiction, Study Suggests
Having an option to receive social support rather than use drugs is better at reducing relapse than cutting out drugs completely, a new study suggests.
![An abstract line drawing of human figures connected to each other against a green background](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/people_connected-1400p_20200408-184930_1.jpeg)
The Ancient Brain: A Conversation About How Our Brains Evolved
A UT Brainstorms public talk on brain evolution by Harold Zakon, Professor of Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin.
![The words "UT Brainstorms" overlays an image of a brain with lightning and circles](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/brainstorms_tv_graphic-02.png)