Changing how we see the brain
By studying our brain’s connectome, behavioral neuroscientist Damien Fair is drawing a new map of autism.
Brain rewires itself after injury ‘on the edge of what’s compatible with life’
Nico Dosenbach, MD, PhD, at the School of Medicine, conducted research over six years on a patient who suffered a stroke as a newborn. The case study show “the brain’s remarkable resiliency to rewire itself.”
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The Warped, Wondrous Maps Written in Your Brain—And How They Guide You
A path-breaking journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action are products of “maps” etched into your gray matter—and how technology can use them to read your mind. Your brain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: scrawled across your brain’s surfaces are actual maps of the sights, sounds, and actions […]
Brain signals decoded to determine what a person sees
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have used light to decode brain signals and identify what image a person sees. It could be a step toward helping people who are unable to express themselves because of brain injury or disease communicate.
How does the immune system keep tabs on the brain?
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found that immune cells stationed in such sinuses monitor the brain and initiate an immune response if they detect a problem.
Common brain malformation traced to its genetic roots
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have shown that Chiari 1 malformation can be caused by variations in two genes linked to brain development and that children with large heads are at increased risk of developing the condition.
How will we remember this holiday season?
How will this year’s celebrations be remembered? The answer will be “differently than normal” for some individuals, but collective memory for the pandemic itself is likely to fade quickly for most people.
Roediger honored for leadership, research contributions
The American Psychological Association has named Henry L. “Roddy” Roediger, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences, the recipient of its 2021 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. In addition, the Psychonomic Society has awarded Roediger the Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award.
Construction progresses on neuroscience research building
The School of Medicine’s eastern border will look strikingly different in 2023, when the 11-story neuroscience research building is complete. At this point, more than 106 drilled concrete piers have been poured, and the interior columns and floor in the basement’s western half are complete.
Improving emergency care for people with dementia is focus of new grant
Washington University School of Medicine is one of four institutions to receive a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to study how to improve emergency care for adults with dementia. For the project, experts in emergency medicine, geriatrics and dementia will identify and address gaps in emergency care.
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