Zipfel receives Dacey award for cerebrovascular research
Gregory J. Zipfel, MD, head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine, has been awarded the Ralph G. Dacey Jr., MD, Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research.
Why do we sleep? Researchers propose an answer to this age-old question
Sleep helps restore the brain’s operating system to a critical state, according to new findings from biology and physics researchers in Arts & Sciences.
$8 million awarded to study root causes of brain cell death in fatal pediatric diseases
A large, multidisciplinary team at the School of Medicine has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to tackle complex problems in neuroscience.
How do developing brains assemble and organize themselves?
Researchers led by the School of Medicine’s Linda J. Richards published a study describing some of the earliest events in brain development. The findings lay the groundwork for understanding the roots of brain conditions such as epilepsy, autism and intellectual disability.
Ackerman named a 2023 Klingenstein-Simons fellow
Sarah Ackerman, an assistant professor of pathology and immunology at the School of Medicine, has received a 2023 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience.
Fast ‘yes’ better for brain than slow ‘no’
Research from mechanical engineers Ruth Okamoto and Philip Bayly at the McKelvey School of Engineering finds that the brain’s vulnerability to head motion depends on the direction and frequency, not just impact strength.
NIH funds study of ultrasound with genetics to treat brain disorders
With support from a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a multidisciplinary team led by Hong Chen at the McKelvey School of Engineering seeks to integrate ultrasound with genetics to precisely modify neurons in the brain.
Poverty negatively impacts structural wiring in children’s brains, study indicates
A study by researchers at the School of Medicine reveals that household and community poverty may influence brain health in children. Childhood obesity and lower cognitive function may explain, at least partially, poverty’s influence on the brain.
Children’s brain scans provide clues to processing of emotional cues
Washington University researchers found that how children’s brains process emotional cues typically is set by the time they are school age. They studied brain scans from hundreds of children ages 5 to 15 who watched videos that dealt with emotional topics.
Wearable, light-based brain-imaging tech to be commercialized with aid of NIH grant
Wearable brain-imaging tech aims to reveal how the brain works in natural, realistic situations. Washington University researchers received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to develop and commercialize a brain-imaging cap that uses LED light to gauge brain activity.
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