CAREER awards recognize role models in research, education
Six Rochester researchers have received the National Science Foundation’s most esteemed recognition for early-career faculty members.
Sensory processing—in a virtual Kodak Hall
A multidisciplinary team from Arts, Sciences & Engineering and River Campus Libraries builds a virtual reality replica of Kodak Hall to be used in studies of how the brain processes light and sound.
How the brain interprets motion while in motion
New findings about how the brain interprets sensory information may have applications for treating brain disorders and designing artificial intelligence.
Brief period of ‘blindness’ is essential for vision
Rochester vision scientists uncover new information about the role of tiny “fixational” eye movements in enabling us to see clearly.
Curtis Award spotlights PhD teaching assistants’ ‘amazing’ efforts during the pandemic
The annual award honors the contributions of graduate students in classrooms and laboratories across the University. This year’s recipients come from different disciplines, but share many things in common.
Pipeline program lets East High students experience life in the lab
Lulu Abdullahi (right), a junior at East High School in the Rochester City School District, practices soldering to repair an experiment component with Manuel Gomez-Ramirez, an assistant professor in the University’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. For six weeks, Abdullahi and a classmate visited campus as part of NEUROEAST, a new Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience program.
Rochester brain and cognitive sciences researchers receive national recognition
Assistant professors Martina Poletti and Manuel Gomez-Ramirez have received Sloan Awards for their research on how the brain perceives the world.
Rochester researcher recognized with national award for outstanding vision research
National vision research organization recognizes David Williams for his research, the organization’s third consecutive honoree with University of Rochester ties.
Study: Neurons can shift how they process information about motion
New Rochester research indicates some neurons can shift to process information about movement depending on the brain’s current frame of reference.
‘Time is vision’ after a stroke
A person who has a stroke that causes vision loss is often told there is nothing they can do to improve or regain the vision they have lost. A new study offers hope for stroke patients who have suffered vision loss—provided their treatment begins early.