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BCI robotic hand control reaches new finger-level milestone

Improved Muscle Mapping Could Aid Neurological Treatment

Jessica Cantlon's 'Science Homecoming' Mobilizes Scientists to Advocate for Support

Physics Powers Li's Neuroscience Discoveries

Setting the SCENE for Neuroscience Breakthroughs

CMU Neuroscientist Has Big Plans for Guggenheim Fellowship
Advancing Neuroscience While Removing Racial Bias

Advancing Neuroscience While Removing Racial Bias
Research Rising Stars: SURF Students Take on Complex Biomedical Challenges

Research Rising Stars: SURF Students Take on Complex Biomedical Challenges
Keen Mind

Keen Mind
Chase elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Chase elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
Obituary: Carl Olson Advanced Our Understanding of the Neural Basis of Cognition

Obituary: Carl Olson Advanced Our Understanding of the Neural Basis of Cognition
Teaching computational neuroscience on the African continent

Teaching computational neuroscience on the African continent
A New Minimally Invasive Method for Deep Brain Stimulation

A New Minimally Invasive Method for Deep Brain Stimulation
Researchers Propose Framework to Identify Food Selectivity Origins in the Brain

Researchers Propose Framework to Identify Food Selectivity Origins in the Brain
Developmental Psychologists and Statisticians Come Together To Ensure Research Tools Measure Up

Developmental Psychologists and Statisticians Come Together To Ensure Research Tools Measure Up
Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Map Language in the Brain

Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellows Map Language in the Brain
Neuroscience Institute Spurs Collaboration, New Discoveries

Neuroscience Institute Spurs Collaboration, New Discoveries
Insights on Limits of Non-Invasive Deep-Brain Stimulation

Insights on Limits of Non-Invasive Deep-Brain Stimulation
The one-way paths of neural population activity

The one-way paths of neural population activity
Grover and Weber Awarded Research Funding to Study Female Pain

Grover and Weber Awarded Research Funding to Study Female Pain
Richard Ivry Receives Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences

Richard Ivry Receives Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences
BRAIN Initiative Director Visits CMU, Pitt

BRAIN Initiative Director Visits CMU, Pitt
Zhao Joins Project To Make Whole Eye Transplants a Reality

Zhao Joins Project To Make Whole Eye Transplants a Reality
Grace Kollman Awarded 2024 Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship

Grace Kollman Awarded 2024 Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship
Furthering Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Furthering Traumatic Brain Injury Research
30 Years of Cognitive Shifts

30 Years of Cognitive Shifts
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Named Mellon College of Science Dean

Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Named Mellon College of Science Dean

Exploring how melanin influences clinical oxygen measurements

Exploring how melanin influences clinical oxygen measurements
Automated Tuning of Large-Scale Neuronal Models

Automated Tuning of Large-Scale Neuronal Models
A Novel Neural Explanation for Choking Under Pressure

A Novel Neural Explanation for Choking Under Pressure
NSF Fellowship Opens Doors for Will Noll

NSF Fellowship Opens Doors for Will Noll
Battling Chronic Pain with Noninvasive Focused Ultrasound

Battling Chronic Pain with Noninvasive Focused Ultrasound
Brain Activity Changes During, After Learning, Researchers Find

Brain Activity Changes During, After Learning, Researchers Find
Susanne Ferber Appointed Head of Department of Psychology

Susanne Ferber Appointed Head of Department of Psychology
New Moves in Neuroscience

New Moves in Neuroscience
Gittis Receives Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award for Studying Parkinson’s Disease

Gittis Receives Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award for Studying Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers Find Changes in Pathway Strength for Parkinson's Disease Models

Researchers Find Changes in Pathway Strength for Parkinson's Disease Models
CMU, Meta Seek To Make Computer-based Tasks Accessible with Wristband Technology

CMU, Meta Seek To Make Computer-based Tasks Accessible with Wristband Technology
Breakthrough Approach Enables Bidirectional BCI Functionality

Breakthrough Approach Enables Bidirectional BCI Functionality
Kass Named University Professor

Kass Named University Professor
Refined AI approach improves noninvasive BCI performance

Refined AI approach improves noninvasive BCI performance
Five CMU Faculty Elected 2023 AAAS Fellows

Five CMU Faculty Elected 2023 AAAS Fellows
How does learning something new not overwrite what we know?

How does learning something new not overwrite what we know?
Scientific Methods

Scientific Methods
Carnegie Mellon medical device spinout awarded NSF grant

Carnegie Mellon medical device spinout awarded NSF grant
Not Just Neighbors

Not Just Neighbors
Similar Genetic Elements Underlie Vocal Learning in Mammals

Similar Genetic Elements Underlie Vocal Learning in Mammals
Neuroscientists Create AI Tool To Analyze-Catalogue Behavior

Neuroscientists Create AI Tool To Analyze-Catalogue Behavior
Pathfinders

Pathfinders
Detecting brain tsunamis

Detecting brain tsunamis
Dietrich Graduate Students Advance Neuro Studies with AI

Dietrich Graduate Students Advance Neuro Studies with AI
Carnegie Mellon University Neuroscience Postdoc Awarded the Swartz Foundation Fellowship for Theory in Neuroscience

Carnegie Mellon University Neuroscience Postdoc Awarded the Swartz Foundation Fellowship for Theory in Neuroscience
Dietrich Welcomes 2023 Class of Scholars

Dietrich Welcomes 2023 Class of Scholars
SCS Researchers Receive More Than $1M in NSF CAREER Awards

SCS Researchers Receive More Than $1M in NSF CAREER Awards
A new course for prosthetics care

A new course for prosthetics care
Moore To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences

Moore To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences
Smith Named Co-Director of CMU-Pitt Neuroscience Partnership

Smith Named Co-Director of CMU-Pitt Neuroscience Partnership
Kwasa Named Fulbright U.S. Scholar

Kwasa Named Fulbright U.S. Scholar
Shinn-Cunningham Named President-Elect of Acoustical Society of America

Shinn-Cunningham Named President-Elect of Acoustical Society of America
Neuroscientists Gain New Understanding of Neural Pathway

Neuroscientists Gain New Understanding of Neural Pathway
Kass Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Kass Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Machine Learning Method Developed by CMU Researchers Illuminates Fundamental Aspects of Evolution

Machine Learning Method Developed by CMU Researchers Illuminates Fundamental Aspects of Evolution
Optimizing Strategies for Learners with Dyslexia

Optimizing Strategies for Learners with Dyslexia
New Hope for People Living with Paralysis after Stroke

New Hope for People Living with Paralysis after Stroke
Nightly Sleep Is Key to Student Success

Nightly Sleep Is Key to Student Success
Staying the Course

Staying the Course
Movement Information Offers Critical Visual Cues

Movement Information Offers Critical Visual Cues
New Expansion Microscopy Methods Magnify Research's Impact

New Expansion Microscopy Methods Magnify Research's Impact
It takes two: analyzing neural activity from calcium imaging

It takes two: analyzing neural activity from calcium imaging
Holt Elected Fellow of Acoustical Society of America

Holt Elected Fellow of Acoustical Society of America

CNBC Student Awarded Glen de Vries Fellowship

CNBC Student Awarded Glen de Vries Fellowship
Dark Therapy Shows Promise in Addressing Lazy Eye Condition

Dark Therapy Shows Promise in Addressing Lazy Eye Condition
Better than a hole in the head

Better than a hole in the head
Biology Professor Receives Grant for Autism Research

Biology Professor Receives Grant for Autism Research
Neuroscientists and Game Designers Play Well Together

Neuroscientists and Game Designers Play Well Together
Carrasco To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences

Carrasco To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences
Researchers Nanoprint Electrodes for Customized Treatments of Disease

Researchers Nanoprint Electrodes for Customized Treatments of Disease
Modeling The Growth Process of Neurons

Modeling The Growth Process of Neurons
Junior Studies Genetics and Sleep In Dream Research Project

Junior Studies Genetics and Sleep In Dream Research Project
Pittsburgh Project Paves Way for Revolutionizing Treatment of Fatal Brain Diseases

Pittsburgh Project Paves Way for Revolutionizing Treatment of Fatal Brain Diseases

Largest Study to Date Identifies New Autism Genes

Largest Study to Date Identifies New Autism Genes
New Leaders for a Strong Community

New Leaders for a Strong Community
Pier and Beer Alike to the Ear

Pier and Beer Alike to the Ear
Novel method aims to demystify communication in the brain

Novel method aims to demystify communication in the brain
Developing New Skills Doesn’t Disrupt Old Knowledge

Developing New Skills Doesn’t Disrupt Old Knowledge
Advancing Dynamic Brain Imaging with AI

Advancing Dynamic Brain Imaging with AI
Murphy and Pathak Named 2022 DARPA Risers

Murphy and Pathak Named 2022 DARPA Risers

Drinking Alone Foreshadows Future Alcohol Problems

Drinking Alone Foreshadows Future Alcohol Problems
Experts Study Marine Mammals To Learn About Human Hearing

Experts Study Marine Mammals To Learn About Human Hearing
Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain

Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain
Ye Named DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow

Ye Named DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellow
CMU and Columbia Researchers Magnify Hidden Biological Structures with MAGNIFIERS

CMU and Columbia Researchers Magnify Hidden Biological Structures with MAGNIFIERS
Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes

Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes
Klatzky Elected into National Academy of Sciences

Klatzky Elected into National Academy of Sciences
Sensing signals in paralyzed muscles

Sensing signals in paralyzed muscles
Accepting Abstracts: International Workshop on Language Production

Accepting Abstracts: International Workshop on Language Production
Disentangling Interactions Across Brain Areas

Disentangling Interactions Across Brain Areas
Bridging Campuses, Increasing Opportunities in STEM

Bridging Campuses, Increasing Opportunities in STEM
CMU Neuroscientists Use Deep Learning Model To Simulate Brain Topography

CMU Neuroscientists Use Deep Learning Model To Simulate Brain Topography
A cure for Alzheimer’s is taking longer than expected; here’s why

A cure for Alzheimer’s is taking longer than expected; here’s why
Carnegie Mellon Biologists Awarded Grants from Pittsburgh Foundation’s Kaufman Fund

Carnegie Mellon Biologists Awarded Grants from Pittsburgh Foundation’s Kaufman Fund
Memory Storage and Synaptic Plasticity Can Occur Without an Engram in the Sensory Cortex

Memory Storage and Synaptic Plasticity Can Occur Without an Engram in the Sensory Cortex
First Cohort of PSN Students Start Strong

First Cohort of PSN Students Start Strong

Shinn-Cunningham Among Winners of Misha Mahowald Prize

Shinn-Cunningham Among Winners of Misha Mahowald Prize
Sheena Josselyn to Receive the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences

Sheena Josselyn to Receive the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences
NI Faculty Receive Award from Facebook Reality Labs

NI Faculty Receive Award from Facebook Reality Labs
Does the brain learn in the same way that machines learn?

Does the brain learn in the same way that machines learn?

Teaching Ancient Brains New Tricks

Teaching Ancient Brains New Tricks
Research Shows Promising Results for Parkinson's Disease Treatment

Research Shows Promising Results for Parkinson's Disease Treatment
SURF Research Tests Durability of New Probes

SURF Research Tests Durability of New Probes
Three-million dollar grant to fund study of internal states in the brain

Three-million dollar grant to fund study of internal states in the brain
Gao Awarded Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship

Gao Awarded Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship
Carnegie Mellon Receives $10 Million for Future of Science Initiative

Carnegie Mellon Receives $10 Million for Future of Science Initiative
Sense and signal

Sense and signal
Machine Learning Algorithm Revolutionizes How Scientists Study Behavior

Machine Learning Algorithm Revolutionizes How Scientists Study Behavior
He and colleagues receive NIH/NIBIB Neural Interfacing Training Grant

He and colleagues receive NIH/NIBIB Neural Interfacing Training Grant
Research sheds new light on decreased performance under pressure

Research sheds new light on decreased performance under pressure
NI Researchers at Black in Neuro

NI Researchers at Black in Neuro
Kowalczyk Receives Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship

Kowalczyk Receives Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship

Take two: Integrating neuronal perspectives for richer results

Take two: Integrating neuronal perspectives for richer results
Wearable tech aids freedivers, cardiac patients

Wearable tech aids freedivers, cardiac patients
David Danks among Five CMU Faculty Selected for Amazon Research Awards

David Danks among Five CMU Faculty Selected for Amazon Research Awards
Resetting travelers’ circadian clocks

Resetting travelers’ circadian clocks
Dietrich Scholars To Begin Studies

Dietrich Scholars To Begin Studies
CMU, R.K. Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership

CMU, R.K. Mellon Foundation Announce Historic Partnership
Focused ultrasound enables precise noninvasive therapy

Focused ultrasound enables precise noninvasive therapy
Matt Smith: Neural Engineering; Exploring neurons in the brain

Matt Smith: Neural Engineering; Exploring neurons in the brain
Noninvasive Technology Steps Ahead to Help Epilepsy Patients

Noninvasive Technology Steps Ahead to Help Epilepsy Patients
Doug Weber: Improving the Interface Between Humans and Machines

Doug Weber: Improving the Interface Between Humans and Machines
Unlocking richer intracellular recordings

Unlocking richer intracellular recordings
Connecting the dots between engagement and learning

Connecting the dots between engagement and learning
Finding Silence in the Brain

Finding Silence in the Brain
Studying Human-Bot Teams

Studying Human-Bot Teams
Byron Yu Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

Byron Yu Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
BaDoi Phan Awarded NIH NIDA Grant

BaDoi Phan Awarded NIH NIDA Grant
Lori Holt Talks Crowd Noise on CBS News Sunday Morning

Lori Holt Talks Crowd Noise on CBS News Sunday Morning
Chamanzar and Grover Receive Professorships in ECE

Chamanzar and Grover Receive Professorships in ECE
A Call a Day Keeps the Pandemic Blues Away

A Call a Day Keeps the Pandemic Blues Away
Nozari Receives Early Career Award

Nozari Receives Early Career Award
A universal port for the brain

A universal port for the brain
Gonzalez Named 2021 Fellow of Cognitive Science Society

Gonzalez Named 2021 Fellow of Cognitive Science Society
Making Sense of a New Lab

Making Sense of a New Lab
Neuroscience for Nonmajors

Neuroscience for Nonmajors

Touretzky Named 2020 AAAS Fellow

Touretzky Named 2020 AAAS Fellow
Marina R. Picciotto To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science

Marina R. Picciotto To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Science
New Technique Isolates Brain Cells Associated With Parkinson's Disease

New Technique Isolates Brain Cells Associated With Parkinson's Disease

The Fusion of Human and Machine

The Fusion of Human and Machine
Shinn-Cunningham to Receive Bernice Grafstein Award

Shinn-Cunningham to Receive Bernice Grafstein Award

Join Us for the Victor M. Bearg Lecture with Erich Jarvis on October 15

Join Us for the Victor M. Bearg Lecture with Erich Jarvis on October 15
Verstynen, Yttri Awarded Grant for Work on Decision Making

Verstynen, Yttri Awarded Grant for Work on Decision Making
Parylene photonics enable future optical biointerfaces

Parylene photonics enable future optical biointerfaces
Sea slugs to provide clues in understanding the brain

Sea slugs to provide clues in understanding the brain
A new platform for neural recording from large brains

A new platform for neural recording from large brains
How the brain’s internal states affect decision-making

How the brain’s internal states affect decision-making
Exaggerated Claims Undermine Science by Ignoring the Scientific Method

Exaggerated Claims Undermine Science by Ignoring the Scientific Method
Pro Sports Return to the Sound of Silence

Pro Sports Return to the Sound of Silence
Yongjie Jessica Zhang Receives NSF Funding for Brain Research

Yongjie Jessica Zhang Receives NSF Funding for Brain Research
New Technique Helps Researchers Predict Motor Dysfunction

New Technique Helps Researchers Predict Motor Dysfunction

New Study Examines Recursive Thinking

New Study Examines Recursive Thinking
A new platform for neural recording from large brains

A new platform for neural recording from large brains
Brain Hitches Bows to Patterns

Brain Hitches Bows to Patterns
Mapping How the Brain Regulates Stress

Mapping How the Brain Regulates Stress
A remote control for neurons

A remote control for neurons
Maxwell Wang Awarded Hertz Fellowship

Maxwell Wang Awarded Hertz Fellowship
Video Game Helps Neuroscientists Understand Second Language Learners

Video Game Helps Neuroscientists Understand Second Language Learners
Neuroscience Institute Honors Four Graduates

Neuroscience Institute Honors Four Graduates
Danner Builds Connections at Neuroscience Institute

Danner Builds Connections at Neuroscience Institute
Dynamic source imaging the brain

Dynamic source imaging the brain
Stabilizing brain-computer interfaces

Stabilizing brain-computer interfaces
Neuroscience Student Shiv Sethi Earns Goldwater Scholarship

Neuroscience Student Shiv Sethi Earns Goldwater Scholarship
PNC Alum Receives Award from NIH

PNC Alum Receives Award from NIH

Behrmann Honored for Contributions to Science

Behrmann Honored for Contributions to Science
Collaboration Clusters Connect Pittsburgh Neuroscientists

Collaboration Clusters Connect Pittsburgh Neuroscientists
Largest Genetic Study Points to Autism Culprits

Largest Genetic Study Points to Autism Culprits
BRAIN Initiative Highlights Aryn Gittis' Parkinson's Research in Video

BRAIN Initiative Highlights Aryn Gittis' Parkinson's Research in Video
Shinn-Cunningham Elected to ARO Council

Shinn-Cunningham Elected to ARO Council
New prosthetic limbs go beyond the functional to allow people to ‘feel’ again

New prosthetic limbs go beyond the functional to allow people to ‘feel’ again
Wehbe Works Machine Learning Magic To Understand How We Think

Wehbe Works Machine Learning Magic To Understand How We Think
Carnegie Mellon Scientists Develop High-Throughput Fluorescence Technique for Synapse Analysis

Carnegie Mellon Scientists Develop High-Throughput Fluorescence Technique for Synapse Analysis
60 Minutes highlights advances in CMU brain science research

60 Minutes highlights advances in CMU brain science research
Pulkit Grover's Brain Tsunami Project Featured on Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance

Pulkit Grover's Brain Tsunami Project Featured on Pittsburgh Health Data Alliance
Cognitive Neuroscience Society Honors Behrmann for Distinguished Career

Cognitive Neuroscience Society Honors Behrmann for Distinguished Career
Shinn-Cunningham Receives Cowan Professorship in Auditory Neuroscience

Shinn-Cunningham Receives Cowan Professorship in Auditory Neuroscience
Study Finds Brains of Girls and Boys Are Similar, Producing Equal Math Ability

Study Finds Brains of Girls and Boys Are Similar, Producing Equal Math Ability
Aryn Gittis Awarded Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation

Aryn Gittis Awarded Grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation

Maallo Sees the Brain Through a Different Lens

Maallo Sees the Brain Through a Different Lens
Thinking Outside the Brain

Thinking Outside the Brain
NFL's Tests on Helmets Are Brainless

NFL's Tests on Helmets Are Brainless
Inventive Design Illuminates Neurons Deep in the Brain

Inventive Design Illuminates Neurons Deep in the Brain
Eve Marder To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences

Eve Marder To Receive Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences
Michael J. Tarr Reappointed Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Psychology

Michael J. Tarr Reappointed Head of Carnegie Mellon’s Department of Psychology
Indian Institute of Science and CMU Collaborators Explore Root of Multi-Talker Speech Segmentation in Human Brain

Indian Institute of Science and CMU Collaborators Explore Root of Multi-Talker Speech Segmentation in Human Brain
Eric Yttri Awarded Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant for Study on Value

Eric Yttri Awarded Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant for Study on Value

"Push-pull" Dynamic in Brain Network is Key to Stopping Seizures

"Push-pull" Dynamic in Brain Network is Key to Stopping Seizures
Lori Holt and Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Talk Auditory Neuroscience in First Episode of Dietrich College Podcast Series "On Humanity"

Lori Holt and Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Talk Auditory Neuroscience in First Episode of Dietrich College Podcast Series "On Humanity"
MCS Faculty Honored with Professorships

MCS Faculty Honored with Professorships
Tenure-Track Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience

Tenure-Track Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
3D Printing Nanoparticle Neural Probes

3D Printing Nanoparticle Neural Probes
Study Finds Routine Hits From Playing Football Cause Damage to the Brain

Study Finds Routine Hits From Playing Football Cause Damage to the Brain
Carnegie Mellon Research Identifies New Pathways for Sensory Learning in the Brain

Carnegie Mellon Research Identifies New Pathways for Sensory Learning in the Brain
CNN Interview with CMU's Eric Ytrri - the Neuroscience Behind the Netflix Series 'Stranger Things'

CNN Interview with CMU's Eric Ytrri - the Neuroscience Behind the Netflix Series 'Stranger Things'
Do Children Soak Up Language Like Sponges?

Do Children Soak Up Language Like Sponges?
First-ever noninvasive mind-controlled robotic arm

First-ever noninvasive mind-controlled robotic arm
Gittis Joins eLife's Board of Reviewing Editors

Gittis Joins eLife's Board of Reviewing Editors
New Neuroscience Faculty to Join Carnegie Mellon

New Neuroscience Faculty to Join Carnegie Mellon
Chamanzar to Give Webinar on Neurophotonic Systems: June 18

Chamanzar to Give Webinar on Neurophotonic Systems: June 18
Children's Brains Reorganize After Epilepsy Surgery To Retain Visual Perception

Children's Brains Reorganize After Epilepsy Surgery To Retain Visual Perception
Wearable system to sense and stimulate the brain

Wearable system to sense and stimulate the brain
Brain-Controlled Hearing Aids Could Cut through Crowd Noise

Brain-Controlled Hearing Aids Could Cut through Crowd Noise
CMNI Welcomes Two New Faculty: Kate Hong and Matt Smith

CMNI Welcomes Two New Faculty: Kate Hong and Matt Smith
Shinn-Cunningham Earns Silver Medal from Acoustical Society of America

Shinn-Cunningham Earns Silver Medal from Acoustical Society of America
Dataset Bridges Human Vision and Machine Learning

Dataset Bridges Human Vision and Machine Learning
Undergraduate Neuroscience Student Named Fulbright Award Winner

Undergraduate Neuroscience Student Named Fulbright Award Winner
Roberta Klatzky Honored by Association for Psychological Science

Roberta Klatzky Honored by Association for Psychological Science
Ken Koedinger Among Four to Receive Google Faculty Research Awards in HCI

Ken Koedinger Among Four to Receive Google Faculty Research Awards in HCI
The striatum’s role in incidental learning of sound categories

The striatum’s role in incidental learning of sound categories
Life@CMU Measures Student Stress, Depression

Life@CMU Measures Student Stress, Depression
Sound steers light through the brain

Sound steers light through the brain
CMNI Faculty Members Marlene Behrmann and Clark Glymour Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

CMNI Faculty Members Marlene Behrmann and Clark Glymour Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Computational Biology Undergrad in Pfenning Lab Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

Computational Biology Undergrad in Pfenning Lab Awarded Fulbright Fellowship
Tim Verstynen and Collaborators Publish Study that Explores How Large Scale Brain Patterns Vary Among Individuals

Tim Verstynen and Collaborators Publish Study that Explores How Large Scale Brain Patterns Vary Among Individuals
Neuroscience Institute Director Wins Acoustical Society of America Award

Neuroscience Institute Director Wins Acoustical Society of America Award
New Faculty Neuroscience Projects Funded by DSF Block Grants

New Faculty Neuroscience Projects Funded by DSF Block Grants
New Study Reshapes Understanding of How the Brain Recovers from Injury

New Study Reshapes Understanding of How the Brain Recovers from Injury
Leila Wehbe Wins Google Faculty Research Award 2018

Leila Wehbe Wins Google Faculty Research Award 2018
Three Ways Studying Organic Chemistry Changes the Brain

Three Ways Studying Organic Chemistry Changes the Brain
CoAxLab named to OpenNEURO Hall of Fame

CoAxLab named to OpenNEURO Hall of Fame
The Brain That Remade Itself: Doctors removed one-sixth of this child’s brain — and what was left did something incredible

The Brain That Remade Itself: Doctors removed one-sixth of this child’s brain — and what was left did something incredible
Byron Yu and Fellow Researchers Publish Study on Neuron Interaction in the Brain

Byron Yu and Fellow Researchers Publish Study on Neuron Interaction in the Brain
Bin He Featured in NEXTPittsburgh Profile

Bin He Featured in NEXTPittsburgh Profile
Smartphone-based Mindfulness Training Reduces Loneliness, Increases Social Contact

Smartphone-based Mindfulness Training Reduces Loneliness, Increases Social Contact
The New 'American AI Inititiative'

The New 'American AI Inititiative'
New Research is Helping Scientists to Understand How Humans Recognize Voices Better Than Computers

New Research is Helping Scientists to Understand How Humans Recognize Voices Better Than Computers
From Fruit Fly To Stink Eye: Searching For Anger's Animal Roots

From Fruit Fly To Stink Eye: Searching For Anger's Animal Roots
Autism Risk-Factors Identified in "Dark Matter" of Human Genome

Autism Risk-Factors Identified in "Dark Matter" of Human Genome
Parrot Genome Analysis Reveals Insights Into Longevity, Cognition

Parrot Genome Analysis Reveals Insights Into Longevity, Cognition
Interview with Dr. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, director of CMU's new neuroscience institute

Interview with Dr. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, director of CMU's new neuroscience institute
Aryn Gittis Receives Society for Neuroscience Career Development Award

Aryn Gittis Receives Society for Neuroscience Career Development Award
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