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Oblong-shaped terminals and wall art portraying the workings of the brain.

Brain power on display at the Franklin Institute

Several researchers from Penn Medicine’s Department of Neurology are featured throughout the Franklin Institute’s Body Odyssey exhibit.

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Penn fourth-year Jaskeerat Gujral named 2025-2026 ThinkSwiss Research Scholar

Gujral, a fourth-year student in the College of Arts and Sciences studying neuroscience with a minor in chemistry, and sub-matriculating in the bioengineering master's program in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been selected for a ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship, a program that aims to promote research opportunities in Switzerland to foster exchange between Swiss, U.S., and Canadian universities and research institutions.

The New York Times

Four weird signs you’re getting older

Seniha Nur Ozudogru of the Perelman School of Medicine says that most women report less severe migraines after menopause.

One tiny dog’s outsized contribution to brain surgery

A terrier mix makes history as the first patient to undergo canine neurosurgery in a collaborative effort of specialists in human and veterinary medicine using cutting-edge augmented reality technology and infrared imaging.

A person holding their head in pain near a window.

Rate of suicide higher in individuals with headaches

New research from Penn Medicine finds that suicide attempt and completion is highest among individuals with headaches from head injuries, but also elevated in individuals with mild headaches.

HealthDay

Too often, ER docs don’t spot migraines in minority kids

A study by Marissa Maliakal Anto of Penn Medicine finds that Black and Hispanic children seen in ERs are more likely to have their migraines go undiagnosed.

Iahn Cajigas and Qasim Qureshi review data on a desktop computer.

Brain research could help patients with paralysis move again

Penn Medicine researchers are using machine learning to study the areas of the brain that control movement.

New MRI facility supports imaging for research and education

Data collection has begun at the MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility, located at the Pennovation Works site.

ARS Technica

When does your brain think something is worth the wait?

Research by Joe Kable of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues finds that subjects with damage to certain regions of the prefrontal cortex are less likely to wait things out.

Judith Schaechter and Anjan Chatterjee looking at her stained glass installation.

Your brain on beauty

At the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, researchers explore what exactly the brain is doing when it experiences art, and what artists are doing when they create art out of their experiences.

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