Research The Science of Seeing Art and Color By URMC Communications Dec. 13, 2018 Researchers get insight into the complexity of the visual system that illuminates Claude Monet's processes and the intricacies of his work.
Research Study: Neurons in the Brain Work as a Team to Guide Movement of Arms, Hands By Mark Michaud Dec. 11, 2018 New research reveals how the nerve cells responsible for motor control modify their activity as we reach and grasp for objects.
Research Study: Attention Requires Balance in the Brain By Mark Michaud Oct. 29, 2018 New research shows that nerve cells maintain a state of balance when preparing to interpret what we see and this may explain why the healthy brain can block out distractions.
Research Peering Into What Goes Awry in Schizophrenia By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2018 New assistant professor David Dodell-Feder studies the processes that underlie how humans navigate the social world and how those processes go awry in people with schizophrenia.
Research New Research Seeks to Understand Link Between Iron and Brain Development By Mark Michaud Oct. 24, 2018 Iron deficiency is the one of the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies in the world and affects mainly pregnant mothers and young children.
Research Study Points to Possible New Therapy for Hearing Loss By URMC Communications Oct. 15, 2018 Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore hearing loss.
Research Researchers Harness Virtual Reality, Motion Capture to Study Neurological Disorders By Mark Michaud Sep. 5, 2018 Neuroscientists at URMC have a powerful new tool at their disposal to study diseases like Autism, Alzheimer's, and traumatic brain injury.
Research Neuroscience Grad Student Awarded NIH Diversity Fellowship By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2018 Monique S. Mendes is the first University of Rochester Medical Center graduate student to receive a prestigious diversity award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders in Stroke.
Research Professor Studies Complex Brain Networks Involved in Vision By URMC Communications Apr. 27, 2018 Farran Briggs studies neuronal circuits in the brain's vision system and how attention affects the brain's ability to process visual information.
Research Training Brains—Young and Old, Sick and Healthy—with Virtual Reality By URMC Communications Apr. 27, 2018 Rochester researchers are poised to bring therapeutic interventions harnessing VR technology to their patients.