Annegret Falkner awarded the Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship in Neuroscience Aug. 24, 2021 Dr. Annegret Falkner, an assistant professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, has just been awarded the prestigious Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship in Neuroscience. The Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship aims to support high-risk, high-reward research by early career neuroscientists, funding both basic neuroscience research as well as clinical research tied to the diagnosis and/or treatment of neurological and behavioral disorders. Wiring Diagram of the Brain by Seung Lab Includes 200,000 Cells and 500 Million Synapses Aug. 24, 2021 MICrONS, short for Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks, is a cross-institutional project that has generated a publicly available dataset encompassing the morphology of over 200,000 cells and over 500 million synapses from a 1 cubic millimeter piece of mouse visual cortex (along with a smaller, proof-of-principle dataset). The data was collected over five years using electron microscopy to resolve the fine details of cells and their connections. New research from the Cohen lab sheds light on our capacity for multitasking Aug. 3, 2021 Why can humans sometimes effortlessly perform multiple tasks simultaneously and sometimes not? For example, when sharing a meal with a friend you can eat, talk, listen, and even breathe all at the same time. However, if you were to try to write down your grocery list for the week while simultaneously performing complex mental arithmetic you would likely find it too challenging. Neuroscience Research Awards July 22, 2021 Each year the Princeton Neuroscience Institute awards rising seniors funding to complete their senior thesis projects. The Institute has received several generous donations to fund these undergraduate research awards. Neuroscience research award funding is used to purchase research materials and supplies, conference travel, and research-related travel. Sebastian Musslick is named 2021 Schmidt Science Fellow July 1, 2021 On June 3rd, 2021, Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust named Sebastian Musslick to its 2021 cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows. Sebastian, a graduate student in Jonathan Cohen’s lab, will receive up to two years of post-doctoral support to pursue innovative interdisciplinary research. One of the requirements to receive the award is for fellows to work in a significantly different discipline than their PhD field. Pride at Princeton Neuroscience Institute June 29, 2021 June is Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) pride month. It happens in the United States to commemorate the Stonewall riots which occurred at the end of June 1969. Every year, many pride events are held during this month to recognize the impact LGBT people have had in the world. One of the areas where LGBT individuals have made an impact is in science. While the increased visibility of LGBT scientists in recent years has been encouraging, there have been setbacks as well. PNI Newsletter – TEM facility June 9, 2021 Neuroscience research has been revolutionized by technologies such as optogenetics and calcium imaging to manipulate and image neuronal activity. However, we still lack a detailed blueprint of how neural circuits connect in vivo. The only technology that allows for the imaging of neurons and their connections at resolutions high enough to view the components of synapses and cellular organelles is electron microscopy (EM). Your Brain on Surprise! May 17, 2021 Throughout our lives, we often encounter events that violate our predictions about the world, or surprises. We encounter these surprises in many facets of life, from movies to breaking news to sports. Two new studies from the Buschman lab uncover novel neural mechanisms for sensory perception and memory manipulation May 17, 2021 In the spring of 2021, the Buschman lab published two studies. The first, “Shared mechanisms underlie the control of working memory and attention” was published in Nature in March 2021. Led by Matthew Panichello, former PNI graduate student and current post-doctoral fellow at Stanford, this study investigates how the brain manipulates objects held in memory. PNI graduate students and former interns receive NSF fellowships May 17, 2021 2021 has been a great one for the neuroscience program at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. Seven current PNI and Psychology graduate students have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships and two current students got an honorary mention. Moreover, a previous intern who is currently at Stanford University was awarded an NSF fellowship. They represent the diverse research backgrounds, gender and racial diversity at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, something key to the success of PNI as an institution. PNI graduate students and former interns receive NSF fellowships May 17, 2021 2021 has been a great one for the neuroscience program at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. Seven current PNI and Psychology graduate students have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships and two current students got an honorary mention. Moreover, a previous intern who is currently at Stanford University was awarded an NSF fellowship. They represent the diverse research backgrounds, gender and racial diversity at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, something key to the success of PNI as an institution. PNI graduate students and former interns receive NSF fellowships May 17, 2021 2021 has been a great one for the neuroscience program at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. Seven current PNI and Psychology graduate students have been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) graduate fellowships and two current students got an honorary mention. Moreover, a previous intern who is currently at Stanford University was awarded an NSF fellowship. They represent the diverse research backgrounds, gender and racial diversity at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, something key to the success of PNI as an institution. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Current page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Last page Last »