Born in Danville, a small town in Southern Virginia, to Canadian parents of Greek heritage, Dr. Economo moved to Durham, North Carolina, during his teenage years, a move that ultimately placed him on his academic journey. Dr. Economo was surrounded by a significant scientific and academic community. He attended Duke as an undergraduate, earning […]
The NinjaNIRS, or NINJA, is a wearable fNIRS helmet that has thrust the field of neuroscience into new heights, and which almost all Boston University graduate students affiliated with neuroscience subjects have come across in their research. In essence, this fNIRS innovation has allowed subjects’ whole heads to be tested while retaining mobility, allowing for “real […]
The majority of mosquito bites in the United States are nothing but an itchy annoyance, but the flying insects are responsible for a rising number of cases of West Nile virus and eastern equine encephalitis—both are potentially fatal.
A Boston University-led research effort to advance our understanding and treatment of brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease has received a $31.5 million funding renewal. The Framingham Heart Study Brain Aging Program is one of the nation’s leading investigations into cognitive decline.
It was in the Yassa Lab that Stith discovered her first research niche: HSAM, or Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory. “With translational neuroscience research,” Stith explains, “you can take these insights about how the brain works and translate them into real-world applications.” Today, Stith has continued pursuing her passion for translational neuroscience within the Neurophotonics Center, where she […]
Assistant Professor Heidi Meyer, Psychological & Brain Sciences (College of Arts & Sciences), explores how safety learning shapes the adolescent brain Neuroscience wasn’t where Heidi Meyer expected to land. Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, she was drawn early on to big questions about being human: What makes us who we are? Why do we […]
Brains are composed of cell types that perform different roles in computation and are differentially affected by certain psychiatric disorders or drugs. Without a deep understanding of how cell types orchestrate the overall activity patterns, we cannot develop the next generation of therapies.
In a study that looked at the bird’s brain in unprecedented detail, researchers at Boston University uncovered new insights into a mechanism known as neurogenesis—the birth, migration, and maturation of neurons—that may help the brain learn, add new skills, and restore and repair itself.