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Laboratory of Genetics
Laboratory of Genetics
It’s all about your frame of mind
We think of brains as computers—stimulus in, action out. But they’re far more finicky than any iMac. Easily swayed by underlying internal states such as hunger, aggression, or arousal, our neurons are capable of incredible flexibility. For neuroscientists, it’s yet another wrinkle in understanding our wrinkliest organ.
Laboratory of Genetics
Michael W. Young
The more he looked, the prettier the science became. Young’s work on the biological clock led to trailblazing discoveries of genes that make all organisms tick—and to a Nobel Prize.