News related to the Brain, Behavior, and Cognition program.
Two Assistant Professor Positions in Human Cognitive Neuroscience
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is inviting applicants for two assistant professor positions in human cognitive neuroscience. Please see detailed information at: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28478
Dr. Steve Ramirez Promoted to Associate Professor
The Department congratulates Dr. Steve Ramirez on his recent promotion to Associate Professor.
Margaret Hagen Retires
PBS Professor Margaret Hagen has retired.
Phoebe Brosnan and Nishaat Mukadam Named BU Women’s Guild Award Winners
Congratulations to PBS PhD students Phoebe Brosnan and Nishaat Mukadam who were both named Boston University Women’s Guild Award winners. Phoebe is mentored by PBS Prof. Marcy Tompson and Nishaat is mentored by PBS Professor Alice Cronin-Golomb.
Courtney Aul Named Graduate Fellow of the Hariri Institute of Computing
Congratulations to PBS PhD student Courtney Aul for being named a Graduate Student Fellow of the Hariri Institute of Computing. Courtney is mentored by PBS Prof. Alice Cronin-Golomb.
Joseph McGuire and Robert Reinhart Receive Tenure
Congratulations to PBS faculty members Joseph McGuire and Robert Reinhart on receiving tenure and being promoted to Associate Professor.
PBS Assistant Professor Robert Reinhart discusses Electrical Stimulation to Improve Memory in Old Age
PBS Assistant Professor Robert Reinhart discusses Electrical Stimulation to Improve Memory in Old Age. From the article: Reinhart, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences and the director of the Cognitive & Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory, studies human cognition with the goal of developing drug-free therapeutics for people suffering from brain disorders. He was recently […]
PBS Prof. Alice Cronin-Golomb receives Bernice Grafstein award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring, from the Society for Neuroscience
PBS Prof. Alice Cronin-Golomb receives Bernice Grafstein award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring, from the Society for Neuroscience. The Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring recognizes individuals dedicated to developing the careers of female neuroscientists. Named after the first female president of SfN, the award recognizes leaders who have aided the early careers […]
Congratulations to PBS Professor Steve Ramirez for Winning a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Award
Congratulations to PBS Professor Steve Ramirez for winning a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Diversity Leadership Award.
PBS Professor Steve Ramirez on ‘Unlocking the Power of Our Emotional Memory’
PBS Professor Steve Ramirez’s research was recently profiled in The Brink: “Memory is less of a video recording of the past, and more reconstructive,” says Ramirez, a BU College of Arts & Sciences assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences. The malleable nature of memory is both a blessing and curse: it’s bad if we remember […]