Translational Neuroscience’s Lana Ruvolo Grasser wins F31 grant with top 5% score

Click here to view original web page at today.wayne.edu The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded Wayne State University School of Medicine Translational Neuroscience graduate student Lana Ruvolo Grasser the F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral Fellows to study biomarkers of risk and resilience to trauma in Syrian refugee … Continue reading “Translational Neuroscience’s Lana Ruvolo Grasser wins F31 grant with top 5% score”

New Researchers Bolster BBS’ Strength in Neuroscience, Psychology

Click here to view original web page at www.utdallas.edu faculty The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) at The University of Texas of Dallas has added four tenure-track faculty since January, including new dean Dr. Steven Small who arrived in April. The school also hired neurobiology professor Dr. Ana Solodkin and two assistant professors … Continue reading “New Researchers Bolster BBS’ Strength in Neuroscience, Psychology”

Opinion | Neuroscience will reshape the human experience

Click here to view original web page at www.breezejmu.org The next big technological advance could be in the field of neuroscience. The advent of personal computers and the internet has been the biggest technological advance humanity has experienced in recent history. The effects of the internet can be felt throughout society, increasing the technological power … Continue reading “Opinion | Neuroscience will reshape the human experience”

Building a Pathway from Tribal College to Neuroscience Laboratories

Click here to view original web page at uanews.arizona.edu University of Arizona Health Sciences and Diné College researchers will receive $1.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to train Navajo students in neuroscience programs. Roberta Diaz Brinton Kathleen Rodgers Native Americans are among the most underrepresented groups in the biomedical sciences, accounting for just … Continue reading “Building a Pathway from Tribal College to Neuroscience Laboratories”

Particle physicists lend a hand to advance neuroscience

Click here to view original web page at news.stanford.edu After meeting at a party, a Stanford psychologist and SLAC particle physicists have collaborated on a new kind of EEG device that can stimulate the brain and read out the effects. Psychologist Anthony Norcia had a problem. In his research untangling vision processing in the brain, … Continue reading “Particle physicists lend a hand to advance neuroscience”

Closing the knowing/doing gap: how to use neuroscience to apply learning on the job

Click here to view original web page at www.trainingzone.co.uk Last year we were asked to design and deliver a leadership programme for a large global organisation. The programme had been running for a number of years with a different partner and the client told us that participants gave really good feedback on the event, but … Continue reading “Closing the knowing/doing gap: how to use neuroscience to apply learning on the job”

Current Limitations in Neuroscience

Click here to view original web page at www.mdmag.com Simon D. Murray, MD: Albert Einstein’s genius might be explained by his extraordinary brain, but it might also be influenced by the fact that maybe there’s more to the brain than just the flesh-and-blood part? Maybe there’s a soul. And we would call that dualism, right? … Continue reading “Current Limitations in Neuroscience”

How Old Is Your Brain? This AI Can Tell You

Click here to view original web page at singularityhub.com Delaying “brain age” may sound like the latest quick-fix gimmick on a late-night infomercial, but the science underlying the concept is very real. Rather than reflecting the average functional state of your chronological age, brain age looks at how well your brain is aging relative to … Continue reading “How Old Is Your Brain? This AI Can Tell You”

Alkahest Announces Multiple Presentations at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Click here to view original web page at finance.yahoo.com SAN CARLOS, Calif., Oct. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alkahest, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing transformative therapies to treat age-related diseases, today announced upcoming presentations at the Society for Neuroscience (SFN) 49 th Annual Meeting being held October 19 – October 23, … Continue reading “Alkahest Announces Multiple Presentations at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting”

Researchers investigate why certain brains are more vulnerable to addiction

Click here to view original web page at news.usc.edu Can brain science help identify who might be predisposed to opioid addiction? (Illustration/iStock) In a report published Tuesday, researchers in neuroscience, addiction and behavioral health laid out the latest research into what makes individuals vulnerable to substance abuse and dependency, along with new discoveries that may … Continue reading “Researchers investigate why certain brains are more vulnerable to addiction”