Archive for August, 2008

07th Aug 2008

Profs. discuss evolution of facial expression

Dartmouth professors Paul Whalen and Robert Kleck reviewed a study that investigated the adaptive purpose of various facial expressions in a recent Nature article.

03rd Aug 2008

Speaker at DHMC describes epilepsy work

Epilepsy is tied to up-regulation of specific proteins, which leads to an imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory synapses in the brain, according to University of New Mexico professor Wolfgang Müller, who delivered a seminar outlining his research on Friday at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.