Penn Researchers Show Human Learning Altered by Electrical Stimulation of Dopamine Neurons Penn Researchers Show Human Learning Altered by Electrical Stimulation of Dopamine Neurons Stimulation of a certain population of neurons within the brain can alter the learning process, according to a team of neuroscientists and neurosurgeons at the University of Pennsylvania. A report in the Journal of Neuroscience describes for the first time that human learning can be modified by stimulation of dopamine-containing neurons in a deep brain structure known as the substantia nigra.
Penn Vet Study Reveals Salmonella’s Hideout Strategy Penn Vet Study Reveals Salmonella’s Hideout Strategy The body’s innate immune system is a first line of defense, intent on sensing invading pathogens and wiping them out before they can cause harm. It should not be surprising then that bacteria have evolved many ways to specifically evade and overcome this sentry system in order to spread infection.
Vignesh Selvakumaran Awarded Penn’s Sobti Family Fellowship Vignesh Selvakumaran Awarded Penn’s Sobti Family Fellowship The Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania has awarded its inaugural 2014-15 Sobti Family Fellowship to senior Vignesh Selvakumaran.
As Both Student and Teacher, Penn’s Trey Smith Impacts Philadelphia Education As Both Student and Teacher, Penn’s Trey Smith Impacts Philadelphia Education By Marjorie FerroneFrom Beauregard, Ala., to Washington, D.C., John “Trey” Smith III is invested in the success of America’s education system.
Penn Ph.D. Student, Two Alumnae Awarded 2014 Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowships Penn Ph.D. Student, Two Alumnae Awarded 2014 Charlotte W. Newcombe Fellowships The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has awarded a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship to a University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate and two alumnae.
Two Penn Professors Receive Humboldt Awards Two Penn Professors Receive Humboldt Awards Two University of Pennsylvania professors have been awarded Humboldt Research Awards to fund year-long collaborations with colleagues in Germany.
Plant Hormone Has Dual Role in Triggering Flower Formation, Penn Study Finds Plant Hormone Has Dual Role in Triggering Flower Formation, Penn Study Finds Flowers aren’t just pretty to look at, they are how plants reproduce. In agricultural plants, the timing and regulation of flower formation has economic significance, affecting a crop’s yield.
Penn Ph.D. Student Jeannie Kenmotsu Awarded Rare Book School Mellon Fellowship Penn Ph.D. Student Jeannie Kenmotsu Awarded Rare Book School Mellon Fellowship Jeannie Kenmotsu, a doctoral candidate in the History of Art Department at the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded a Rare Book School Mellon Fellowship in Critical Bibliography. She is among 20 early-career academics receiving fellowships to attend RBS at the University of Virginia.
Seven Penn Students Receive 2014 State Department Critical Language Scholarships Seven Penn Students Receive 2014 State Department Critical Language Scholarships Seven University of Pennsylvania students have been awarded United States Department of State Critical Language Scholarships for study this summer.
LabTV Showcases Penn Researchers and Student Filmmakers LabTV Showcases Penn Researchers and Student Filmmakers A series of videos produced by student filmmakers at the University of Pennsylvania has put young biomedical researchers around campus in the spotlight.