Tag: brain science
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Dan Lloyd, Trinity College – Music As The Language of the Brain
On Trinity College Week: Does your brain speak in music? Dan Lloyd, professor of philosophy, discusses how repetition is shared between the language of music and our brains. Dan Lloyd wonders how our gray and squishy brains could be the location of the symphonic kaleidoscope of human consciousness. For centuries this question was the province…
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Ken Gobbo, Landmark College – Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is a growing social movement. Ken Gobbo, professor of psychology at Landmark College, discusses this movement and how it can help find strengths were only weakness was seen before. Ken Gobbo is Professor of Psychology at Landmark College in Putney, Vermont. He is also a member of the steering committee for the Landmark College…
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Joe Erlichman, St. Lawrence University – Cerium Dioxide Nanoparticles
A new treatment for ALS could be on the way. Joe Erlichman, professor and chair of science at St. Lawrence University, explores why looking small could help get the treatment where it needs to go. The brain is composed of two types of cells termed neurons and glia. Most of what we know about the…
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Nicholas Port, Indiana University – Subconcussions
Not every athlete with a brain injury has been diagnosed with a concussion. Nicholas Port, associate professor at the School of Optometry at Indiana University, looks into other aspects of sports that could contribute to these injuries. Dr. Nicholas Port completed his undergraduate training at NYU’s Center for Neural Science (1990) and completed his pre-graduate…
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Janice Stapley, Monmouth University – Female Student Athletes and Concussions
How do we protect athletes from concussions? Janice Stapley, associate professor of psychology at Monmouth University, look at safety for female Division 1 athletes. I am an Applied Developmental Psychologist with research experience in Emotional Intelligence and Emotion Regulation and the developmental periods of Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood. I do mixed methods research and have…
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Monica Lewin, New York University – Blocking the Effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
On this Student Spotlight: Is there help on the way for those affected by fetal alcohol syndrome? Monica Lewin, PhD candidate in Neuroscience at New York University, examines how a drug to treat bipolar disease could have a positive side effect. Monica Lewin is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at New York University. Her research…
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Sadie Witkowski, Northwestern University – Sleep and Memory
On this Student Spotlight: Can you learn while sleeping? Sadie Witkowski, PhD candidate in the department of Brain, Behavior and Cognition at Northwestern University, delves into whether our brains are still working while we doze. Sadie is in her third year of graduate school at Northwestern University in the Brain Behavior and Cognition area of…
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Adina Roskies, Dartmouth College – Deep Brain Stimulation Affects Personality
Is your consciousness just neural functioning like the rest of your body? Adina Roskies, Helman Family Distinguished Professor; Professor of Philosophy; Chair, Cognitive Science at Dartmouth College, delves into this question. Adina Roskies is the Helman Family Distinguished Professor, Professor of Philosophy and chair of the Cognitive Science Program at Dartmouth College. She is also affiliated…
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Matthew Pase, Boston University – Diet Soda and Accelerated Brain Aging
Put down the diet soda. Matthew Pase, fellow in the department of neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine, looks into whether diet drinks are more harmful than previously thought. Matthew Pase is a fellow in the MED neurology department at Boston University Medical School and an investigator at the FHS. Diet Soda and…
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Shelby Putt, Indiana University – Functional Brain Networks and Early Stone Tools
To view history, let’s dig into our brains instead of the Earth. Shelby Putt, postdoctoral research fellow at Indiana University, discusses why learning how our ancestors used their brains can help us understand the evolutionary puzzle. Dr. Putt is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Stone Age Institute and the Center for Research into the…