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June 10, 2024
Alumni & Friends
Could a blood test for Alzheimer’s disease be on the horizon?
At the Carney Institute for Brain Science, researchers are working to identify biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease that could open a new frontier of understanding and testing.
A Carney Institute faculty member has received a $100,000 prize for her work to commercialize an app to better identify and treat chronic pain.
April 18, 2024
News from Brown
‘ScanFest’ sessions teach students the ins and outs of using an MRI machine for research
As part of a class taught by Brown neuroscientist David Badre, undergraduates embrace the rare opportunity to conduct experiments and engage in research with state-of-the-art MRI technology.
This year’s projects span behavioral and systems neuroscience, circuit therapeutics, computation and modeling, molecular analysis, and Alzheimer’s disease research.
A collaboration between professors Michael Frank and Ellie Pavlick is yielding important results about similarities between how ChatGPT-like AI and the human brain accomplish certain complex tasks, opening the door for transformative research at the intersection of computational neuroscience and computer science.
March 19, 2024
News from Brown
Brown researchers develop brain-inspired wireless system to gather data from salt-sized sensors
The novel approach helps advance wireless sensor technology and paves the way for one day using large populations of inconspicuous sensors in implantable and wearable biomedical microdevices.
March 8, 2024
News from Brown
Lack of focus doesn’t equal lack of intelligence — it’s proof of an intricate brain
A study by neuroscientists at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science illustrates how parts of the brain need to work together to focus on important information while filtering out distractions.
March 6, 2024
News from Brown
Virtual reality exposure plus electric brain stimulation offers a promising treatment for PTSD
Results from a clinical trial show that an innovative combination of two treatments can be an effective, efficient and enduring way to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in military veterans.
March 1, 2024
News from Brown
Marvel at the mysteries of the human brain at the Brown Brain Fair on March 16
Free and open to the public, the annual family-friendly event invites Rhode Islanders to learn about brain science through interactive stations, creative art projects, lively games and engaging lighting talks.
Dopaminergic therapy and deep brain stimulation can improve the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease (PD). But both treatments can make patients more impulsive. In a new study, Carney researchers combined experimental testing with computational modeling to uncover two different routes the two treatments take to modify decision-making.
Mathematical neuroscientist Carina Curto led an ambitious semester program at ICERM this fall, attracting neuroscientists and mathematicians from all over the world. She brings her vision to Carney in July 2024.
The wealthiest person on Earth has taken the next step toward a commercial brain interface.
Carolina Haass-Koffler, Stephanie R. Jones and Frederike Petzschner are among the twelve researchers selected as finalists for 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize Competition to support female entrepreneurs in biotech.
Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and drugs of abuse can overwhelm the natural reward pathways in your brain, resulting in intolerable cravings and reduced impulse control.
January 17, 2024
Alumni & Friends
Can eating and sleeping habits help us better understand Alzheimer’s?
Researchers at the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research are examining how risk factors and neuropsychiatric patterns may hold the key for early detection, and early intervention, in this fast-growing disease.
The prediction of individual treatment responses with machine learning faces hurdles
January 9, 2024
News from Brown
Faculty at Brown earn prominent awards, distinctions in 2023
Over the last year, prestigious national and international organizations recognized Brown faculty for their research, scholarship and leadership.
December 18, 2023
News From The Graduate School
D-SPAN Scholars at Brown
Four Brown doctoral students have been recognized with the prestigious NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience Awards, commonly known as D-SPAN, over the past several years. These awards aim to foster diversity and excellence in neuroscience research.
December 13, 2023
News from Brown
Hannah Doyle: Studying brains in the lab and showing brawn in the ring
The Brown neuroscience Ph.D. student and competitive boxer researches how the brain processes combinations — like the ones she practices at the gym — to better understand cognitive disorders.
What a year it’s been for brain science at Brown! From exploring the rise of ChatGPT and AI, to the expansion of the fluid biomarkers lab, to awards for innovative new technologies, Carney’s community of faculty, researchers and trainees are pushing scientific boundaries and expanding our understanding of the brain.
The Brown Daily Herald
Brown’s MRI facility sparks magnetic new research
Faculty, students reflect on research, resources, mentorship at Carney Institute’s MRI Research Facility.
News from Carney
Searching for a faculty position in brain science?
Check out these open faculty searches at Brown being conducted during the 2023-2024 Academic Year.
Medicine@Brown
A Vision for the Future of Dementia
Ted Huey, director of the Memory and Aging Program, is excited about Brown’s potential to change the research landscape.
The successful applicant will have an outstanding record of research and teaching, which contributes to the mission of the home department and the Carney Institute. We are particularly interested in scholars who demonstrate commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the brain sciences.