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1. Spring/Summer 2026 July 2026

   Xenotransplantation Enters a New Era

   Xenotransplantation Enters a New Era July 2026As the waitlist for donor organs grows, surgeon Leonardo Riella sees animal-to-human kidney transplants getting closer to the clinicSpring/Summer 2026by Molly McDonough6 min readInterview In 1906, a French …

2. Thinking About Thinking

   Thinking About Thinking From connectomics to hidden signs of consciousness, researchers are finding new ways to map the mechanics of thought Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026 By Studying Fruit Flies, Rachel Wilson Is Changing How We Understand the Brain …
3. Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026

   Alumni on the Advice They Wish They’d Received in Medical School

   Alumni on the Advice They Wish They’d Received in Medical School June 2026From career anxiety to finding community, HMS graduates pass along wisdom to help future students thriveSpring/Summer 20262 minute readAlumni Rounds Bliss Chang, MD ’20 Medical …
4. Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026

   What Happens to the Brain Under Anesthesia

   What Happens to the Brain Under Anesthesia June 2026When nobody could explain exactly how anesthesia renders a person unconscious, Emery Brown went looking for answersSpring/Summer 2026by Molly McDonough8 minute readInterview On October 16, 1846, …
5. Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026

   The Connectome 2.0 Scanner Captures the Brain in Unprecedented Detail

   The Connectome 2.0 Scanner Captures the Brain in Unprecedented Detail June 2026A one-of-a-kind MRI machine helps researchers see the relationship between the structure of the brain and how it functionsSpring/Summer 2026by Amos Esty4 minute readFeature The …
6. Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026

   By Studying Fruit Flies, Rachel Wilson Is Changing How We Understand the Brain

   By Studying Fruit Flies, Rachel Wilson Is Changing How We Understand the Brain June 2026Research on navigation in Drosophila melanogaster reveals fundamental principles about how nervous systems operateSpring/Summer 2026by Catherine Caruso15 minute …
7. Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026

   On Our Minds

   On Our Minds June 2026A commentarySpring/Summer 2026by George Q. Daley2 minute readPerspective Sixty years ago, a small group of researchers founded the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, the first department of its kind in the United …
8. Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026

   In Memoriam, Spring 2026

   In Memoriam, Spring 2026 June 2026Spring/Summer 2026In Memoriam This listing includes alumni whose notices of death were received between October 22, 2025, and April 22, 2026. 1946 John A. Benson Jr., MD  September 16, 2025 1951 Bruce H. Hudson, MD  …
9. Spring/Summer 2026 June 2026

   The Covert Consciousness Dilemma

   The Covert Consciousness Dilemma June 2026The discovery of hidden awareness in seemingly unresponsive patients is raising pressing questions in brain injury careSpring/Summer 2026by Molly McDonough11 minute readFeature Brian Edlow has cared for countless …
10. Spring/Summer 2026 May 2026

    Reconsidering the Causes of Schizophrenia

    Reconsidering the Causes of Schizophrenia May 2026Discovering a sensory quirk in patients sent Robert Freedman on a decades-long quest for genetic and biological cluesSpring/Summer 2026by Molly McDonough4 minute readProfile Robert Freedman, MD ’72, was …