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May 4, 2020 | 04:21 pm

Rochester scientist earns national recognition for research

Adam Snyder, assistant professor of brain and cognitive sciences and neuroscience, has received a Sloan Research Fellowship, awarded to young scientists considered to be future leaders in the scientific community.

topics: Adam Snyder, awards, Center for Visual Science, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Science & Technology
October 18, 2018 | 09:51 am

Peering into what goes awry in schizophrenia

What cognitive processes contribute to how we function in a social world, and where do those processes break down? David Dodell-Feder—a new assistant professor of psychology—brings brain imaging, neuroscience, and even music and literature to bear in his research on the science of social connection.

topics: David Dodell-Feder, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
April 16, 2018 | 04:13 pm

Researchers win Furth Fund awards to support early career scientists

Kathryn Knowles, assistant professor of chemistry, and Martina Poletti, assistant professor of neuroscience, are this year’s recipients of University Furth Fund awards.

topics: Department of Chemistry, Department of Neuroscience, Furth Fund, Kathryn Knowles, Martina Poletti, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, URnano,
Campus Life
April 5, 2018 | 09:08 am

Students compete to explain years of research in 3 minutes

The University’s annual Three Minute Thesis competition challenges graduate students and postdocs to summarize their research with just three minutes and one slide.

topics: Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Department of Computer Science, Department of Neuroscience, events, featured-post, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Melissa Sturge-Apple, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry,
Science & Technology
March 12, 2018 | 03:24 pm

Professor studies complex brain networks involved in vision

Farran Briggs, a new associate professor of neuroscience and of brain and cognitive sciences at the University of Rochester, studies how attention affects the brain’s ability to process visual information.

topics: brain, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Farran Briggs, School of Arts and Sciences, vision,
Science & Technology
August 26, 2017 | 07:49 am

Patient plays saxophone while surgeons remove brain tumor

A team of surgeons, brain and cognitive science researchers, and music theorists worked together to preserve a musician’s ability to experience music, ending in a remarkable saxophone solo on the operating table.

topics: Bradford Mahon, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Neuroscience, Eastman School of Music, Elizabeth Marvin, featured-post-side, Medical Center, Web Pilcher,
Science & Technology
April 24, 2017 | 04:56 pm

Gene may hold key to hearing recovery

Medical Center researchers have discovered that a protein implicated in human longevity may also play a role in restoring hearing after noise exposure.

topics: Department of Neuroscience, Medical Center, Patricia White, research finding,
Science & Technology
December 6, 2016 | 08:33 am

Study challenges autism brain response theory

A Medical Center study challenges the hypothesis that nerve cells in the brains of individuals with autism spectrum disorders do not reliably and consistently respond to external stimuli.

topics: autism, Department of Neuroscience, John Foxe, Medical Center, research finding,