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Student Spotlight: Emma Strawderman
Emma Strawderman, an MD/PhD candidate in the Medical Science Training Program, works in the Translational Brain Mapping Program. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of ...
Research Hints at the Potential of Pain Relief with CBD
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester effectively deliver CBD to the brains of mice for neuropathic pain relief with no adverse side effects.
Sex and Age Shape Progression of Batten Disease, Brainwave Study Finds
Researchers from the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester have found that male and female brains show different responses as Batten disease progresses and have found a ...
Millisecond Windows of Time May Be Key to How We Hear, Study Finds
What happens when you listen to speech at a different speed? Neuroscientists thought that your brain may turn up its processing speed as well. But it turns out that at least the auditory part of the ...
Unraveling the Web of Chronic Pain
Chronic pain affects more than 50 million U.S. adults, but it is largely measured through subjective scales. Researchers at the University of Rochester are advancing transdisciplinary approaches to ...
Faculty Q&A: Elise Piazza, PhD
Elise Piazza, PhD, is an assistant professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Neuroscience at the University of Rochester. She completed her undergraduate degree in Cognitive Science and Music at ...
Postdoctoral Spotlight: Luca Franchini, PhD
Luca Franchini, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Orlandi Lab at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Franchini received his degree in Pharmacy from the University of Bologna, in Italy, and ...
Brain’s Immune Cells Key to Wiring the Adolescent Brain
Making a smoothie, going for an evening walk, or having empathy for a loved one are all examples of executive functions that are controlled by the brain’s frontal cortex. This area of the brain goes ...
Scientists Reveal How Senses Work Together in the Brain
It has long been understood that experiencing two senses simultaneously, like seeing and hearing, can lead to improved responses relative to those seen when only one sensory input is experienced by ...
Researchers Find Brain Immune Cells Regulate Vision Health
During most eye infections or injuries, neutrophils, immune cells found in the blood, are usually the first line of defense. However, researchers at the Flaum Eye Institute and Del Monte Institute ...