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 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 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 Researchers restore brain immune system function after prenatal exposure to environmental toxin By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 8, 2022 New research shows that exposure to the industrial byproduct TCDD in utero could cause the brain’s immune system to go array later in life, damaging important brain circuits, and potentially giving ...
Research Researchers provide insight into how the brain multitasks while walking By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 24, 2022 New research turns the old idiom about not being able to walk and chew gum on its head. Scientists with the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have shown that the ...
People Q&A with Samuel Mackenzie, M.D., Ph.D. By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 24, 2022 Samuel Mackenzie, M.D., Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in July 2021 as a senior instructor in Neurology and Neuroscience.
People Student Spotlight: Bryan Redmond By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jan. 24, 2022 Bryan Redmond is a second year in the Neuroscience Graduate Program, and fourth year in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
