Neuroscience
How the Brain Tells Apart Important and Unimportant Sensations
Several recent studies point to a small, long-overlooked structure in the brain stem as a crucial gatekeeper for the body’s signals
Stories by Eiman Azim
Eiman Azim is an associate professor and William Scandling Developmental Chair in the Molecular Neurobiology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. He is also adjunct faculty in neurobiology at the University of California, San Diego. He explores how the brain and spinal cord control movements of the body, focusing on how neural circuits establish the speed and precision of dexterous behaviors.
