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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
Jan 09, 2021... Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have found what they say might be the cause of "Charles Bonnet syndrome," a phenomenon in which blind people con ... Read more
Jan 05, 2021... SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA—January 5, 2021—The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced that Bay Area philanthropists Dr. Gladys Monroy ... Read more
Apr 14, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—April 14, 2021—Being constantly hungry, no matter how much you eat – that’s the daily struggle of people with genetic defects in the brain’s app ... Read more
May 11, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 11, 2021—Can a protein found in a mosquito lead to a better understanding of the workings of our own brains? Prof. Ofer Yizhar and his team ... Read more
Apr 21, 2021...
Scientists may have discovered how a “switch” in the brain controls appetite, raising hopes for a new class of anti-obesity drugs.
Many people would like t ... Read more
May 11, 2021... Israeli scientists have developed a way to switch off connectors that link different parts of the brain, in an advance they say could prove key to treating neur ... Read more
May 27, 2021...
The Bat-Tunnel: A Unique Setup for the Study of the Neural Basis of Navigation
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—May 27, 2021—The brain is often likened to a computer: ... Read more
Jun 07, 2021... Despite decades of research, we don’t know much about the brain. It is as strange as the deep sea, as complex as a computer, as mysterious as the universe – and ... Read more
Nov 09, 2021... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—November 9, 2021—The Weizmann Institute of Science is thrilled to announce a lead philanthropic donation of $50 million (USD) from the Azrieli F ... Read more
https://weizmann-v8.euwest01.umbraco.io/news-media/in-the-news/a-new-way-to-measure-creativity/
Apr 07, 2022... Creativity is crucial—at the heart of human endeavors ranging from art to entrepreneurship. It’s also notoriously hard to study. Usually in psychological tests ... Read more