Research New research finds the risk of psychotic-like experiences can start in childhood By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 Research has long focused on the impact environmental and socio-economic factors – including income disparity, family poverty, and air pollution – have on increasing a person’s risk of developing ...
Education Student Spotlight: Victoria Popov By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 Victoria Popov is a second year in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Popov graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with an M.S. in professional ...
People Faculty Q&A: Samuel Norman-Haignere By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 Samuel Norman-Haignere, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of Neuroscience, and Biostatistics and Computational Biology. He received his B.A. in Cognitive Science from Yale University and completed his ...
Research Diverse minds and determined hearts make change: Forging equitability in Neuroscience By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2022 The Neuroscience Diversity Commission has a simple but powerful purpose – to fundamentally change the bench. The group was formed in 2020 and has been meeting bi-weekly since. Made up of mostly ...
Research The art of smell: Research suggests the brain processes smell both like a painting and a symphony By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 4, 2022 New research suggest the brain has multiple responses to representing a smell. In one strategy, the brain uses a snapshot, like a painting or a photograph, at a given moment to capture the essential ...
Research A key to restoring sight may be held in a drug that treats alcoholism By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Mar. 18, 2022 The pathway that the drug disulfiram blocks to treat alcoholism was very similar to the pathway that’s hyper-activated in degenerative blindness.
Research Markman Recognized for Contributions to Pain Research By Mark Michaud Mar. 14, 2022 John Markman, M.D., has been named the 2022 Mitchell Max Scientific Award recipient for his contributions to pain research by the American Academy of Neurology.
Research Researcher develops new methods to understand how the brain responds to sounds – including singing By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 23, 2022 New research has identified neurons in the brain that ‘light up’ to the sound of singing, but do not respond to any other type of music.
Research Researchers find new clues in the brain linking pain and food By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 11, 2022 It has long been known that there is an association between food and pain, as people with chronic pain often struggle with their weight. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience may ...
Research Experimental Gene Therapy Targets Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy By Mark Michaud Feb. 9, 2022 Children in Rochester were recently among the first in the nation to be enrolled in a phase 3 clinical trial for a new gene therapy to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
