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As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world around it. But how does this happen before they have experienced sight?

Patricia Gruner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, has been awarded the inaugural Bowers Prize by the Hartford Hospital Research Committee.

The Carolyn Slayman Prize is awarded yearly in the Department of Genetics to recognize graduate students who have excelled both in their research as well as in fostering collaboration and growth in the larger community. This year, that prize has been awarded to Dr. Xiao Liu of the Hammarlund Lab and Dr. Daniel Burkhardt of the Krishnaswamy Lab.

In a new study, Yale researchers show that a single dose of psilocybin given to mice prompted an immediate and long-lasting increase in connections between neurons. The findings are published July 5 in the journal Neuron.

Beginning in September 2021, Yale will lead a new study with an experimental implanted brain stimulator to improve consciousness during seizures.

The results of the study may one day help identify people most at risk of depression and related psychiatric disorders and help doctors prescribe drugs best suited to treat the disorder.

The Department of Cell Biology is pleased to announce that Shawn Ferguson has been appointed to the new position of Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Four Yale Department of Psychiatry researchers are recipients of 2021 Kavli Innovative Research Awards.