Media Coverage
What is the biological process behind the feeling of empathy? - study
The study, led by TAU's Dr. Inbal Ben Ami Bartal, studied the process inside a rat's brain during situations of distress. (The Jerusalem Post, October 1, 2021)
Is ALS reversible? -TAU study
Researchers from Tel Aviv University identified the biological mechanism causing nerve destruction in the neurodegenerative disease ALS. (The Jerusalem Post, 15 December, 2021)
Study reveals that bats experience hearing loss in old age
Researchers in Israel have discovered that bats lose their hearing in old age just like humans do. Yet the study, suggests that, because they roost in extremely noisy colonies that would quickly damage the hearing of humans and other mammals, bats may have evolved some innate ability to limit this age-associated hearing loss. (Eurekalert, 30 March, 2023)
