Profile How joy and wide-ranging curiosity leads to neurobiology tools for new types of questions “I’m basically a microscopist who wants to be a neurobiologist,” says Na Ji from the…barbaraMarch 2, 2020
News New helmet design protects against head-twisting impacts As a neurologist, Robert Knight has seen what happens when the brain crashes around violently…barbaraJanuary 13, 2020
Research Discovery Brain scans could flag children’s future mental health problems It can take years to diagnose children with psychiatric or attention deficit disorders, forcing them…barbaraJanuary 3, 2020
Research Discovery A map of the brain can tell what you’re reading about Too busy or lazy to read Melville’s Moby Dick or Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina? That’s OK. Whether you read…Cari IrwinAugust 19, 2019
Research Discovery Bats’ brains sync when they socialize The phrase “we’re on the same wavelength” may be more than just a friendly saying:…Cari IrwinJune 20, 2019
Research Discovery Same neurotransmitter, different functions: Identification of subnetworks of somatostatin neurons in sensory processing Read our Q&A with first author Alex Naka, a PhD Program alum, about a new…Cari IrwinMay 16, 2019
Alumni Profile PhD program alum Liberty Hamilton eavesdrops on how the human brain processes natural sounds “Something we can really add to the field is being able to understand at a…Cari IrwinMarch 6, 2019
Alumni Profile Letting the data speak for itself: PhD alum Alex Huth models language representation in the brain As an Assistant Professor at UT Austin, PhD alum Alex Huth uses large sets of…Cari IrwinMarch 6, 2019
Perspective A holistic approach to understanding sensory perception Associate Professor Hillel Adesnik and PhD Program alum Alexander Naka propose using new technologies in…Cari IrwinFebruary 6, 2019