Neuroscience

Research co-led by Aaron Alexander-Bloch and postdoc Jakob Seidlitz of the Perelman School of Medicine charted the human brain’s development over a lifetime to better understand disorders like schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine co-authored research that found daily alcohol consumption, even in moderate quantities, can lead to a loss of brain volume. "For pretty much any level of drinking, a reduction is likely to yield health benefits," he said.

Henry Kranzler of the Perelman School of Medicine and Gideon Nave of the Wharton School spoke about their research on alcohol’s effects on the brain. “Although the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recommends that women consume an average of no more than one drink per day, recommended limits for men are twice that, an amount that exceeds the consumption level associated in the study with decreased brain volume,” he said.

Researchers led by Daniel Yoshor of the Perelman School of Medicine are developing better electrode arrays, which are used to induce neural activity. Current arrays approved for human use are bulky and contain around 1,000 electrodes, whereas the arrays Yoshor and colleagues are working on would have 64,000 electrodes, and eventually 1,000,000 electrodes.