Comprehensive Neuroscience Center
Faculty
Strategic Faculty Recruitment Program in Neuroscience
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) is recruiting up to 20 investigators as part of a major strategic initiative in the neurosciences to build on a strong portfolio across basic and translational research.
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CNC Retreat 2024
The CNC sponsors an annual retreat for the UAB neuroscience community. The retreat usually features external keynote speakers, new UAB faculty presentations, and trainee oral & poster presentations with presentation awards.
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Neuroscience Research and Education
UAB offers multiple paths to careers in the neuroscience workforce. Students may find their calling as clinicians or clinician-scientists working with patients in any number of neuro-related specialties or find their calling with fundamental science.
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How the brain translates motivation into goal-oriented behavior, according to new studyIn the mouse brain, two neural pathways were discovered: The first is active during motivation; the second is active only at the termination of motivation. In humans, these pathways could underlie motivational dysfunctions present in various psychiatric conditions.
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