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Caroline A. Runyan, PhD, heads the project, "Communication Between Networks: Context, Inhibition, and Neuromodulation." Learn More
The nine grants to Pitt and UPMC were awarded as part of NIH's Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative. Learn More
Gelsy Torres-Oviedo, PhD uses mathematical tools and perception experiments to overcome unawareness of asymmetric movement. Learn More
Daniel Kaplan, MD, PhD, says his team's findings show pain-sensing nerves activate immune responses and signal protective immunity in sites next to an infection. Learn More
The pioneer BCI subject tells MIT Tech Review: "Maybe it will work the way they want, down the road." Learn More
An analysis in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, by senior author John Mellors, MD, highlights the persistence of infected cells in cerebrospinal fluid. Learn More
The cortical vision research program, led by Jose-Alain Sahel, MD, aims to develop new ways to restore vision using technology, including brain computer interfaces and novel genetic applications. Learn More
Elias Aizenman, PhD, and colleagues are now examining the molecule - cpd5 - in animal models to gauge its potential as a drug therapy. Learn More
Ryad Benosman, PhD, and Feng Xiong, PhD, head the project, which has potential applications for neuroprosthetics and self-driving cars. Learn More
Eva Szigethy, MD, PhD, describes how chronic pain can actually rewire your brain so you experience even more suffering and distress, and offers techniques to help reverse these effects. Learn More
The Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology program aims to develop a high-resolution, portable neural interface system to allow able-bodied people to connect their minds with machines. Learn More
A study in Biological Psychiatry suggests that nociceptin-receptor density may become a biomarker of resilience in the evaluation of PTSD, says lead author Rajesh Narendran, MD. Learn More
As reported in JAMA Neurology, treatment with responsive neurostimulation progressively disrupts hyper-synchronous brain activity, to make patients less susceptible to seizures. Learn More
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry has honored Mary Ganguli, MD, for her research on the epidemiology of the aging brain and late-life mental disorders. Learn More
The American College of Psychiatrists has honored Robert Sweet, MD, for his investigation of common genetic risk factors and brain circuits across schizophrenia and Alzheimer's. Learn More
Susana da Silva, PhD, explores the role of retinoic acid in embryonic development of the pit at the back of the eye that is crucial for visual acuity. Learn More
Afonso Silva, PhD, brings his former NIH team to Pitt to perform 3D imaging and genetic engineering in the tiny monkey. Learn More
In Wired magazine, microbiologist Joseph Glorioso III, PhD, talks about using gene therapy and viruses to deliver a drug that can shut down hyperexcitable nerves. Learn More
In Nature Communications, neurobiologist Vatsun Sadagopan, PhD, and team describe their work with marmosets to explore how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognition. Learn More
Murat Akcakaya, PhD, and Carla A. Mazefsky, PhD, receive $550K NSF award to provide patients with neural feedback so they can learn to regulate their emotions in simulated situations. Learn More