Neuroscience Grad Student Awarded NIH Diversity Fellowship

Monique S. Mendes is the first University of Rochester Medical Center graduate student to receive a prestigious diversity award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders in Stroke.

Professor Studies Complex Brain Networks Involved in Vision

Farran Briggs studies neuronal circuits in the brain’s vision system and how attention affects the brain’s ability to process visual information.

Training Brains—Young and Old, Sick and Healthy—with Virtual Reality

Rochester researchers are poised to bring therapeutic interventions harnessing VR technology to their patients.

Brain Signal Indicates When You Understand What You’ve Been Told

Researchers have identified a brain signal that indicates whether a person is comprehending what others are saying.

Mobile Apps Could Hold Key to Parkinson’s Research, Care

Study shows that smartphone technology can accurately track the severity of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.