Birds, song, and how we use language
Sami Friedrich starts her days checking for zebra finch eggs and hatchlings. She is a graduate student in the lab of Claudio Mello, M.D., Ph.D., working to understand the molecular genetic and...
Tag: Neuroscience
OHSU-UO collaboration conversation
Start planning now for future collaborations. Join OHSU and University of Oregon researchers at a special breakout session at the Society for Neuroscience Oregon/SW Washington Chapter meeting. This...
Ev McClendon, Ph.D., neuroscientist (and sheep OBGYN), featured in OHSU In the Lab
Premature babies are at risk for disabilities that can last a lifetime. With sheep from a local farmer, Ev McClendon, Ph.D., has made some groundbreaking discoveries about what causes these...
Sex, cognition, and stimulating neurons: Katie Wallin-Miller featured in OHSU In the Lab
Men and women suffer from mental illnesses at the same rate, but the kinds of disorders that tend to occur in men and women are very different. Katie Wallin-Miller, Ph.D., studies sex differences in...
Bita Moghaddam: The neural representation of reward and punishment
The ability to weigh the risk of punishment relative to the risk of reward is critical to our ability to make decisions. New research by Bita Moghaddam, Ph.D., provides fresh insight into how...
Functional brain connectivity: Fair lab shines new light on the role of genetics
Every person has a distinct pattern of functional brain connectivity — a connectotype, or brain signature. A team led by Damien Fair, Ph.D., P.A.-C., reports a new methodology that reliably...
New findings show retinal development requires the protein dystroglycan
OHSU scientists have published a paper that provides new information on retinal development and visual system abnormalities present in dystroglycanopathy, a form of muscular dystrophy that results...
Jacob Raber study suggests cosmic rays pose long-term risks for astronauts
For astronauts on long missions in deep space, the brain’s response to radiation exposure is an important concern. Cognitive and other impairments put crews at risk during space travel and may...
Tracing the mechanisms of pain and empathy for pain
A new study finds a potential neural overlap between physically induced and socially transferred increased sensitivity to pain, or hyperalgesia. Previous research has shown that pain sensitivity...
OHSU scientist Mandel elected to Society for Neuroscience leadership post
Gail Mandel, Ph.D., has been elected to the governing body of the Society for Neuroscience. Mandel, a senior scientist at the Vollum Institute and professor in the Department of Biochemistry and...