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The Texas Scientist

Unlocking the Mind’s Mysteries

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.

Illustration of brain by Jenna Luecke.

Podcast

Keeps Us on Our Toes

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.

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Podcast

Resetting the Alcoholic Brain

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?

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Accolades

Neuroscientist Receives 2016 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

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

Regents Award

Research

Scientists Discover How We Play Memories in Fast Forward

New research shows how we use a special brain wave frequency when we think about past or future events to play them in fast forward.

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