Using a mouse model, UC San Diego researchers describe a process in which affected neurons switch expression of neurotransmitters in response to day length stimuli, triggering related behavioral changes.
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Expert on U.S.-Mexico Relations Rafael Fernández de Castro Named to New Endowed Chair
U.S.-Mexico relations expert Rafael Fernández de Castro has been named as the inaugural Aaron Feldman Family Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in U.S.-Mexican Studies in Memory of David Feldman.
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DC Comics Author Minh Lê to Help Kick off Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month
An advocate for diversity in literature, author Minh Lê has been tapped to help kick off UC San Diego’s 2022 Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Celebration. The San Diego-based writer will serve as the… […]
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‘Feel Good’ Brain Messenger Can Be Willfully Controlled, New Study Reveals
UC San Diego researchers and their colleagues have discovered that spontaneous impulses of dopamine, the neurological messenger known as the brain’s “feel good” chemical, occur in the brain of mice. The study fo… […]
