Research Discovery Where do our minds wander? Brain waves can point the way The Knight lab has found that brain waves can show whether a person’s mind is…Natalie TerranovaJanuary 18, 2021
Research Discovery In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed New study from the Bishop lab could have implications for the treatment of anxiety and…Natalie TerranovaDecember 22, 2020
Research Discovery Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song New study from the Theunissen lab, led by Neuroscience PhD student Kevin Yu and postdoc…Natalie TerranovaNovember 20, 2020
Research Discovery Brohawn lab discovers new ways that cells detect pH New research reveals the workings of a pH sensitive ion channel that is important for…Natalie TerranovaOctober 20, 2020
Research Discovery How we sleep today may forecast when Alzheimer’s disease begins The Walker and Jagust labs found that sleep quality can predict accumulation of beta-amyloid.Natalie TerranovaSeptember 3, 2020
Research Discovery Which way is up? Retinal neurons know, even when light deprivation during development distorts their shape Read our Q&A with Neuroscience PhD student Malak El-Quessny (Feller lab), explaining her new paper.Natalie TerranovaSeptember 1, 2020
Research Discovery Brain noise contains unique signature of dream sleep The Knight and Walker labs have discovered how to identify REM sleep in EEG recordings.Natalie TerranovaAugust 7, 2020
Research Discovery Vision scientists discover why humans literally don’t see eye to eye New research from the Whitney lab shows that people perceive the location of objects in…Natalie TerranovaJuly 13, 2020
Research Discovery Paying attention can heighten perception by quieting internally generated brain activity By Rachel Henderson A university student looking at various screens. If you’ve ever been distracted…Natalie TerranovaApril 8, 2020