News related to the Brain, Behavior, and Cognition program.
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences mourns the sudden passing of Professor Howard Eichenbaum. From the obituary in BU Today: Howard Eichenbaum, a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor and a College of Arts & Sciences professor of psychological and brain sciences, director of BU’s Center for Memory and Brain and the Laboratory of Cognitive Neurobiology, and […]
The Office of Naval Research has awarded $7.5 million to a multi-university team of scientists for the purpose of investigating rule learning processes in the brain. The effort’s principal investigator will be Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Professor Michael Hasselmo. From the Boston University Research write-up: The research will focus on two areas of the […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Boston University researchers $1.6 million for a state-of-the-art Siemens 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner, a fundamental tool for studying the brain and the centerpiece of a new Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging at BU. Chantal Stern, a BU College of Arts & Sciences professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences is […]
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is pleased to announce that Professor Emerita Jean Berko Gleason will receive an honorary Doctor of Science from Washington & Jefferson University for her breakthrough research on child language acquisition. These findings, among many in Dr. Gleason’s long and fruitful career, have had a tremendous impact on the […]
Spring 2016 colloquia schedules for the Clinical program, Developmental Science program, Center for Systems Neuroscience, and Center for Memory and Brain are now available.
Howard Eichenbaum has been named William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor. The Warren Professorship is the highest recognition that the University bestows on any faculty member.
Join me in welcoming Joe McGuire as Assistant Professor to the Department. Joe arrived in Boston in July and is busy setting up his new lab at 677 Beacon Street, and will be teaching Human Brain Mapping this Fall. Join me also in welcoming Dr. Erika Wells as full time Lecturer. Dr. Wells’ appointment begins September […]
Congratulations to Professor Sam Ling, who has been chosen for the prestigious Peter Paul Career Development Professorship at Boston University.
Congratulations to Professor Michael Hasselmo, who was presented with the Hebb Award by the International Neural Network Society in July. Congratulations, Mike!
Fall 2015 colloquia schedules for the Brain, Behavior and Cognition program, Clinical program, Developmental Science program, Center for Systems Neuroscience, and Center for Memory and Brain are now available.