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In this episode of Point of Discovery, we talk to neuroscientist Laura Colgin about the potential, and possible pitfalls, of new technologies that connect the human brain to a computer.

Michael Mauk and his team have made a discovery that adds an important detail to a computer simulation of the part of our brains called the cerebellum that directs many of the movements we make often.

Boris Zemelman has been influential in the field of optogenetics, which is producing insights that could uncork a flood of new therapies.

The brain is the most complicated object in the known universe, but as scientists are learning, it offers five important clues for understanding its wonders.

Michael Mauk is working on a "digital cerebellum" that mimics the part of the brain that helps us keep from falling. It could help make robots more stable, as well as humans with neurodegenerative diseases.

The brains of people experiencing alcohol addiction have different patterns of gene expression than those without addiction. Could this lead to a new kind of therapy?

The Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award is the Board of Regents’ highest honor.