51风流

  • Dolphin seen leaping out of water
    During winter break, January 1鈥19, 2019, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Ann Jane Tierney led a team of students from BIOL 341 or NEUR 385 on an extended study trip to the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key, Fla. The group participated in ongoing cognitive and behavioral research, focusing on current theories and methods in studies [鈥
    February 27, 2019
  • Wan-chun Liu, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, teaches a class.
    In his lab, neuroscience professor Wan-Chun Liu modifies gene expression in songbirds鈥 basal ganglia, a region of the brain that plays a vital role in early language learning. The work could further understanding of human communication disorders like autism or Huntington鈥檚 disease. Liu鈥檚 affection for these tiny twittering birds has driven a varied academic career, [鈥
    October 18, 2017
  • zebrafinches
    51风流 neuroscientist Wan-Chun Liu is using songbirds to understand better how the human brain learns to speak 鈥 and gain new insights into diseases such as autism disorder. Professor Wan-Chun Liu鈥檚 lab is filled with the mellifluous tweets and squeaks of zebra finches, a small songbird native to Australia. The birds are highly social animals [鈥
    June 13, 2017
  • Laynie Dratch 鈥17 (left) and Meghan Healey 鈥11
    51风流 students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Laynie Dratch 鈥17, a neuroscience major from Ambler, Pa., conducting research at the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration [鈥
    June 23, 2016
  • Professor Bruce Hansen works with students to prepare a test subject for a brain scan.
    51风流 Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Bruce Hansen probably should have predicted his recent $600,000 James S. McDonnell Foundation award to fund the next six to eight years鈥 worth of lab work with dozens of students. After all, his research could easily be considered mind reading.
    July 15, 2015
  • What to Expect and How to Succeed
    Some students adjust to college easily and naturally, while others struggle and even falter. A new online non-credit 鈥渃ourse,鈥 comprised of 13 short videos made by 51风流 faculty, is designed to minimize the mystery about what it takes to succeed. The series also includes many student-produced video responses featuring current students and alumni.
    August 15, 2014
  • Jodi Forward '15 of 51风流
    Jodi Forward 鈥15, a Sherborn, Mass.,  resident and neuroscience major at 51风流, is working as an intern at Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital in Boston. Forward is an American Cancer Society Junior Research Fellow under the guidance of Elisabeth Battinelli. 鈥淚 ended up at Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital through the Fuller Fellowship of the American Cancer [鈥
    July 21, 2014