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Caterina Gratton, a professor of psychology at #ILLINOIS, has joined the Beckman Institute. 🔶🤝🔷 Gratton studies the organization and function of human brain networks and how they contribute to goal-directed cognition. She is interested in how these systems vary across people and the lifespan, and uses methods like functional magnetic resonance imaging, or #fMRI, and patient recordings. "I’m thrilled to be joining the Beckman community," she said. "It is the perfect place for the #interdisciplinary research we do in my lab, and I am excited about the opportunity to build interactions with other folks in neuroscience, psychology, statistics and bioengineering." Learn more about Gratton: bit.ly/4efK1rk

Exciting new insights into the functional architecture of the cerebral cortex have emerged from our latest research on naturalistic movie watching. This study delves into how our brain structures engage and interact while processing complex visual narratives, offering a deeper understanding of cognitive function. For those interested in neuroscience and the dynamics of visual perception, we invite you to explore the full findings and implications of this research. Discover how this work contributes to our understanding of cerebral architecture and its relevance in real-world settings. Read the full article here: [Functional architecture of cerebral cortex during naturalistic movie watching](https://ift.tt/dClJfRv)

Science is not easy. We face challenges and failures daily, from research itself to the peer-review process, grant applications, career planning, and everything in between. And what do we do when we fail? We smile. And it’s always better to have fellow scientists standing by you, smiling with you, than to be alone. Thank you, Laura Luyten, for inviting me to talk about DBS and depression at the European Society for Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience in Ghent. It was great to finally meet Bryan Strange, and I'm looking forward to future collaborations with both of you. And I must say, I love how we smile:) #dbs #deepbrainstimulation #escan

🎉 Our paper on 'Research Priorities in Neuroeducation' just got published last week 🎉 I am so grateful to Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Hannah C. Wood and Eleanor Dommett for involving me on this brilliant project and research paper. Neuroeducation, the bridge between neuroscience research and educational practices, is key to creating better learning environments for all. We explored what early career neuroscientists and educators see as top research areas in neuroeducation. Top ranked priorities include; emotional and mental well-being, neurodiversity and special education needs, as well as active and inclusive teaching methods. Our findings highlight the importance of collaboration, and provide further ideas for future research in this field. The paper can be accessed and downloaded on MDPI: https://lnkd.in/d8Hzu8iE

A ground-breaking collaboration between the University of Birmingham and University of Glasgow has led to the development of liquid crystal lenses capable of selectively filtering light wavelengths known to trigger seizures in individuals with photosensitive epilepsy. The lenses are controlled by very small changes in temperature that can be built into the lens, and when activated can block more than 98% of light in the 660-720nm wavelength range, known to affect the greatest number of people suffering from photosensitive epilepsy. Zubair Ahmed, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Birmingham and co-author of the study said: “This is a hugely exciting project that felt like a science fiction project when we first started the work 4 years ago. This paper demonstrates the potential for the use of liquid crystal lenses that can be modulated to cut out specific wavelengths of light.” Read the article in full: https://lnkd.in/e24Y6f93 #EpilepsyResearch #PhotosensitiveEpilepsy #InnovationInHealthcare #InterdisciplinaryResearch #Birmingham #Research #UniversityofBirmingham

How does your brain combine what you hear and see? ARMA-NL conference Friday 4 October 2024 We communicate with others every day. Although we seem to do this effortlessly, it is not always easy to understand each other. Sometimes we miscommunicate because we use utterances the other does not understand, or because there is a lot of noise around us. What happens in our brains during face-to-face communication in such natural contexts? How does our brain integrate all the signals that come in via various senses, such as speech, and visual signals from the hands, face and body? In this session, we will dive into the neuroscience of natural face-to-face communication, and we will experience what happens when we are in and out of sync with each other. We will end this interactive session making sure we’re all on the same wavelength! Linda Drijvers completed a bachelor’s degree in Dutch Language & Literature, a research master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, and a PhD investigating the brain rhythms that underlie speech-gesture integration in clear and adverse listening conditions. She now works as an assistant professor at the Donders Institute at Radboud University and as a research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, and is the director of the Communicative Brain Lab. Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eDWBYrRR #EARMA #ARMANL #RMA #researchmanagersandadministrators #ARMANLconference2024 #communication #neuroscience

Policymaking deeply influences the landscape of scientific research. Beyond #SfNHillDay, you can drive change by using key resources to support neuroscience priorities and advancements as a #NeuroAdvocate. Find out how you can get involved today! ▶️ https://bit.ly/3IAPUBg

Beautiful visual summary! I recently wrote a piece on Enriched Environments for Mahan Rykiel Associates, Inc. and the value of designing places that meet our cognitive, mental, physical, and sensory needs. We have so much potential to shape a better built environment by applying the wisdom gained through scientific research !!

Check out this well done video short from The Centre for Conscious Design (CCD) & Meredith Banasiak. There's an overlap here between key features of enriched environments (that can change our brain and behavior), proxemics, biophilia, and IEQ. And our evolutionary history underlies a lot of that overlap - each of these represent aspects of our surrounding physical and social environments. One could argue that non-enriching environments differ enough from the ancestral environments we evolved within to negatively impact the functioning of key physiological and psychological traits (as well as their development over the course of our life, such as brain development). Conducting associated research within an evolutionary framework, specifically an evolutionary mismatch framework, could provide additional insights. Definitely subscribe to Meredith's YouTube channel if you haven't already: https://lnkd.in/gfQPJ5WX. And one quote from the video is worth repeating: "Every time we create a space, we hypothesize what features will foster health and happiness for occupants." I've stated this before: "Every building - new construction and renovation - is an experiment." The design consists of a series of hypotheses of what will contextually work for occupants and operators. If we don't evaluate that experiment - through research generally, as called for here, and through comprehensive post occupancy evaluations and continuous monitoring for specific projects - we haven't actually tested and confirmed our hypotheses. Unfortunately, that's still too common. As a result we sometimes rely too much on authority and too little on evidence. #enrichedenvironments #neuroscience #neuroarchitecture #brainhealth #evolutionarymismatch #postoccupancyevaluation #continuousmonitoring #everybuildingisanexperiment #betterbuiltenvironments

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 I'm excited to announce the publication of my latest research article, "Sleep Improves Accuracy, But Not Speed, of Generalized Motor Learning in Young and Older Adults and in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease," in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. A special thank you to my incredible co-authors Rakefet Chishinski, Prof.Riva Tauman, Prof.Yuval Nir, and Prof. Nir Giladi MD, for their invaluable contributions. It was a privilege to collaborate with you all!! This paper marks the first milestone in our joint effort to explore the fascinating links between sleep, Parkinson's disease, and motor learning. Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dwsvXxDQ