Posts Tagged Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns.

Rochester researchers have refined the noninvasive method of bioluminescent optogenetics to activate parts of the brain.

Fall colors and crisp temperatures are on the horizon. Here’s a look at how we spent September.

A new study reveals that difficulties in adapting to changes in speech patterns may affect how adolescents with autism understand tone and meaning.

Researchers find that blinking plays a pivotal role in processing visual information—adding to a growing body of evidence revising our conventional views of vision.

Before we turn the calendar to December, here’s a look back at some images captured in November across the University.

Take a brief look back at some memorable moments captured at Rochester in September.

“Fixational” eye movements play a larger role in vision than previously thought, according to Rochester researchers.

The University’s Goergen Institute for Data Science supports collaborative projects across all disciplines.

In fantasy sports, “your brain can twist and interpret fantasy results in ways that are suboptimal, lazy, and illogical,” explains brain and cognitive scientist Renee Miller.