Hiratani, a theoretical neuroscientist, seeks to bridge the gap between neuroscience and AI to gain a better understanding of both the brain and artificial intelligence.
Naoki Hiratani joins the Department of Neuroscience as Assistant Professor
‘Gain-of-function’ mutation spawns autism traits (Links to an external site)
Assistant Professor Jason Yi’s latest work on UBE3A is highlighted in Spectrum.
Humans will trade pain for useless information (Links to an external site)
Read comments from Dr. Ethan Bromberg-Martin, a senior scientist in Ilya Monosov’s lab, on a new study about the value of inconsequential knowledge.
Jason Yi and Harrison Gabel each receive SFARI Pilot Awards to study autism-related disorders
In the Yi Lab, the funding will go to developing an inhibitor of the protein UBE3A, which causes neurodevelopmental disorders. The Gabel Lab is establishing a novel platform to examine brain connectivity and gene disruption in a model of Rett Syndrome.
Paul Bridgman, Professor of Neuroscience and innovative educator, retires
Dr. Bridgman made fundamental discoveries into the structure of growth cones and developed novel histology teaching approaches over his 4-decade career at Washington University.
The shape of your brain may strongly influence your thoughts and behavior, study finds (Links to an external site)
Read Dr. David Van Essen’s comments on the new study in Nature.
Honoring the Body Donors Who Are a Medical Student’s ‘First Patient’ (Links to an external site)
Gratitude ceremonies give students and faculty members a chance to recognize the sacrifice of those who gave their bodies for medical research and education, and the loved ones they left behind.
Amy Christensen receives Helen Hay Whitney Fellowship
The three-year award will support Dr. Christensen’s postdoctoral research in Adam Kepecs’ lab on the neural computations underlying uncertainty in decision-making.
Two Department of Neuroscience scholars receive grants from McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience
Assistant Professor Tom Franken will explore how the brain distinguishes objects from shadows, and Alessandro Livi, a postdoctoral researcher, will map the brain networks underlying economic decision-making.
Xiyun Zhang wins 2023 Spector Prize (Links to an external site)
Zhang, who completed her undergraduate thesis in Dr. Harrison Gabel’s lab, is a co-recipient of this award honoring outstanding contributions to research.