Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online Image: iStock/Vitalii Gulenok Brain signals can predict how often a news article is shared online A new study from the Communication Neuroscience Lab finds that, even across cultures, neural models can reliably predict whether an article is popular on Facebook.
How humans use their sense of smell to find their way Sixth-year Ph.D. student Clara Raithel looks at an anatomical brain scan taken from a previous study participant. (Image: Courtesy of OMNIA) How humans use their sense of smell to find their way In the lab of neuroscientist Jay Gottfried, sixth-year psychology Ph.D. student Clara Raithel tries to understand how people’s brains respond to odors.
Understanding the brain via a molecular map PIK Professor Michael Platt and collaborators have generated the first single-cell “atlas” of the primate brain to help explore links between molecules, cells, brain function, and disease. (Image: iStock / Jezperklauzen) Understanding the brain via a molecular map PIK Professor Michael Platt and collaborators have generated the first single-cell “atlas” of the primate brain to help explore links between molecules, cells, brain function, and disease.
Learning about resilience to stress Daniella Oyenuga and Eshu Venkataswamy nocred Learning about resilience to stress PURM students spent the summer researching the neurobiology of stress resilience in the lab of Seema Bhatnagar, anesthesiology and critical care professor in the Perelman School of Medicine.
How the hippocampus distinguishes true and false memories Image: iStock/metamorworks How the hippocampus distinguishes true and false memories Researchers in the School of Arts & Sciences have shown for the first time that electrical signals in the hippocampus differ immediately before recollection of true and false memories.
Decoding acoustic objects Mentored by Vijay Balasubramanian of the School of Arts & Sciences, third-year Lily Wei spent the summer deciphering how the brain recognizes auditory objects. (Image: Eric Sucar) Decoding acoustic objects Third-year student Lily Wei spent the summer conducting research in the lab of Vijay Balasubramanian using algorithms to propose how the brain may recognize acoustic objects.
What pumpkin spice creation is most searched for in Texas? Here’s what Google says Penn In the News Fort Worth Star-Telegram What pumpkin spice creation is most searched for in Texas? Here’s what Google says Postdoc Sarah Cormiea of the Perelman School of Medicine says that olfactory systems are built to respond enthusiastically to odors and their associated memories, including familiar words or phrases. An unsolved mystery: Why are we sleepy when sick? David Raizen, left, and PURM student Hina Sako working in the Raizen Lab. nocred An unsolved mystery: Why are we sleepy when sick? David Raizen, a professor of neurology, alongside PURM student Hina Sako, spent the summer moving forward research examining how sickness affects sleep. What social media does to the teen brain Penn In the News The New York Times What social media does to the teen brain Frances Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine examines the impact that social media is having on the brains of teenagers, the first “truly digital generation.” Load More
An unsolved mystery: Why are we sleepy when sick? David Raizen, left, and PURM student Hina Sako working in the Raizen Lab. nocred An unsolved mystery: Why are we sleepy when sick? David Raizen, a professor of neurology, alongside PURM student Hina Sako, spent the summer moving forward research examining how sickness affects sleep.
What social media does to the teen brain Penn In the News The New York Times What social media does to the teen brain Frances Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine examines the impact that social media is having on the brains of teenagers, the first “truly digital generation.”