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Xiaoming He Elected to European Academy of Sciences and Arts
BIOE Professor Shawn He was elected to the EASA, recognized for the value of his research, innovation, and impact on a global scale.Six Clark School Faculty Receive 2024 DURIP Awards
DURIP awards support university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.‘Priming’ helps the brain understand language even with poor-quality speech signals
New research published in PNAS shows word representations may provide some objective measures of speech comprehension.Hair, Hair for Equity in Neuroscience Research
Undergrad Expands African Americans’ Participation in Studies by Styling Hair So They Can Wear Sensor-Using Caps'Eye-Opening' Study Sheds Light on Circadian Pacemaker
BBI-supported researchers studied synaptic changes in an animal model before and after it developed vision, which plays a key role in circadian rhythm.UMD Researchers Begin Recruiting Participants for Largest-Ever Study of Brain Development in Infants and Children
Study Will Examine How Environmental Factors, Including Substance Use During Pregnancy, Affect the Growing BrainNew UMD Division of Research video highlights work of Simon, Anderson
The researchers use magnetoencephalography to understand and develop training for aging-related signal processing interactions between the ears and the brain.How Repairing a Key Brain Circuit Could Help Avert Drug Relapse
$1.9M NIH Award to Fund UMD Psychologists’ Study of the Neurobiology of Decision-MakingUMD Researchers to Untangle Language Problems for Tongue-Tied Stroke Survivors
$3.1M NIH Award Allows UMD Speech Clinician, Psychologist to Study Debilitating Form of Aphasia$3.1M NIH Award Supports Study of Anxiety-Fueled Alcohol Misuse
Neuroimaging, Computational Tools Focus on Racially and Age-Diverse Participants From Nearby AreasNew ‘FRRB’ packaging technology may solve an ingestible capsule challenge
The innovation, which protects fragile components, has been published in the Nature journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering.Autism Research Resonates in Hearing-Focused Project
Neurobiologist and Engineer Investigate Neural Networks That Underpin a Common but Little-Understood DisorderIsolated Cells, Inclusive Science
BBI neuroscientist issues comprehensive map of retinal gene expression in publicaly accessible format.MSAL’s work on serotonin characterization and detection results in two journal covers
Research is leading to better detection models and portable sensing devices.
Discovering a digital biomarker for post-stroke cognitive problems
Funding for a noninvasive, inexpensive screening tool that could predict persistent post-stroke cognitive difficulties.2023 BBI Seed Grants Inspire New Interdisciplinary Collaborations
The six interdisciplinary teams will use state-of-the-art neuroscience tools to translate basic science research into real-world impact.Neighborhood Features Impact Mental Health for Better and Worse
UMD-led study finds that risks for depression, other physical maledies connected to one's built environment.A New Nap-time Theory
Research Suggests Children’s Need for Daytime Sleep Depends on Brain’s Ability to File Away Memories, LearningTraining Can Improve Older Adults’ Ability to Discriminate Rapid Changes in Sound
Findings support subsequent studies on hearing loss-reversing interventionsShould You Buy One of the New OTC Hearing Aids?
UMD Hearing and Speech Faculty Experts Advise Weighing Options CarefullyDo Suddenly Self-Centered Brain Cells Promote Disease?
NSF Award Funds UMD Alzheimer’s Research Into Brain Glucose MetabolismHow Do Infants Learn Sounds in Their Native Language?
UMD-affiliated computational linguists published groundbreaking research that examines how infants learn what the sounds of their native language are.The BBI Welcomes New Faculty Hires
Investigators joining UMD bring cross-disciplinary expertise with diverse applications in aging and development research.The Power of Peers
Next Phase of $3.5M Project to Study Peers’ Impact on Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder$7.9 Million in NIH Awards Propel UMD Aging Research
New multidisciplinary collaborations take on challenges like Alzheimer’s disease prevention.New robust and scalable computational methodology developed by UMD researchers helps identify directed connectivity within the brain
‘NLGC’ can be used with magnetoencephalography to better understand the neural mechanisms behind sensory processing.Ghodssi named to new Clark School research and innovation position
He will lead Clark School research, partnership and outreach activities in Southern Maryland.Sochol-led Team to Develop 3D-Nanoprinted Neurosurgical Tools
The NIH has awarded $2.7 million to a UMD/JHU/UMSOM team that will leverage machine learning and 3D printing.Jonathan Simon gives keynote address at international cognitive hearing science conference
Simon spoke on “The progression of neural speech representations through auditory cortex and beyond, from acoustics to semantics.”Uncovering the mysteries of networking in the brain
UMD researchers are sorting out how our brains’ neurons organize as we take in, decide and act on information.Wearable Tech and Brain Imaging Innovate Treatments for Paranoia
BBI investigators use smartphone data and wrist-worn sleep monitors to inform better treatments for paranoia.Maryland Engineering Collaborates on Three MURIs
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards support growth of newly emerging technologies.Poster Session Cinches Banner Year for UMD Neuroscience
Dozens of undergraduate students gathered to discuss neuroscience research projects with peers and mentors.Bringing Health Care’s Vision of Tomorrow into Focus
Professor Joseph JaJa part of new, multi-institutional effort to advance medical innovations and regulatory science for extended reality technology.Creative Movement, 'On Display'
Human Sculpture Court Part of Workshop Exploring the Brain and DanceUMD Aphasia Experts Work to Build Understanding of Condition Affecting Hollywood Superstar
Willis Diagnosis Puts Spotlight on Language Disorder Affecting MillionsShamma joins former student Mounya Elhilali in new MURI soundscape project
The researchers will identify the nature and role of acoustic representations in guiding perception and behavior in humans, animals, and models.Now Accepting 2022 Young Investigator Fellowship Proposals
Deadline for Fischell Institute faculty affiliates to submit young investigator proposals is April 15, 2022.MPower Announces Seed Grant Awards in Neuroscience and Aging
The four awards are joined by projects that employ neuroscience-related tools and themes.An Open House Debut for New Prisma MRI at MNC
Scheduled for unveiling on April 22, 2022, the upgrade significantly enhances spatial and temporal resolution of human brain imaging.UMD Chemist Pioneers Tool for Eavesdropping on Neurons
Custom-built technology from BBI investigator Peter Nemes identifies and quantifies hundreds of different proteins in a single neuron.Announcing the BBI Small Animal MR Facility
Helmed by director Konstantin Cherkas, the new BBI-SAMRI will facilitate research at the intersection of biological imaging and analytical methodologies through non-invasive anatomical, functional and connectomic analysis.Brain Freeze: Cryo-FIB-SEM Coming Soon to College Park
The new Brain and Behavior Institute core will expand campus FIB-SEM applications to include biological tissue.Alum Timir Datta-Chaudhuri develops VNS biosensor for mice
The invention could transform bioelectronic medicine research.Reflections on a Career Making Biologically Relevant Compounds
A Q&A with retiring UMD synthetic chemist Philip DeShong.2022 BBI Seed Grant Awards to Fuel Innovation in Aging and Development Research
The five interdisciplinary projects funded by the BBI offer cutting-edge approaches to translational neuroscience.Drug Use and Altered Decision-Making Linked to Epigenetic Regulation
The BBI-funded research provides the first evidence that the enzyme HDAC5 contributes to impulsive and inflexible decision-making.Humans vs. Machines: Examining the Effectiveness of Automated Topic Modeling Evaluations
A new paper argues that topic model developers should reassess the increasing use of machine learning to evaluate their work.Linguist Jeff Lidz Studies What’s Behind Baby Talk
A New Study Shows Children Grasp Syntax Earlier Than You Might ThinkFrequent research collaborator Deanna Kelly named 'MPower Professor'
UMSOM Psychiatry professor has worked on mental health-related projects with Espy-Wilson, Ghodssi, Payne, among others.Exploring the 'rules of life' of natural neuronal networks could lead to faster, more efficient computers
Nearly $3 million in NSF funding will enhance understanding of how the parts of a single neuron contribute to neuronal networks' overall learning and computation abilities.$1.7M Grant to Support UMCP, UMB Clinical and Translational Research Collaborations
The MPower award will help researchers access resources for clinical and translational training, engage in pilot research, and strengthen bioinformatics infrastructure.How Home Alone Helped UMD Neuroscientists Unlock Brain Scan Data
New research employs advanced computational algorithms to uncover latent information in fMRI scans about human mental states.Catching Up with 2020 VFIN Awardee Chelsea Haakenson
The Visiting Graduate Fellows in Neuroscience Program award winner discusses how cross-campus training elevated her dissertation research and overall science savvy.CLIP Researchers Create Computational Models to Explore How Adults Learn New Languages
A team of researchers are using computational modeling to investigate learning mechanisms that can help listeners adapt their speech perception of a new language.How does the brain turn heard sounds into comprehensible language?
$2.88M in NIH funding could lead to brain-aware, tunable hearing devices.Award Expands UMD Monitoring of Drug Use Trends Among Emergency Room Patients
The number of hospitals participating in the UMD-run system will nearly triple.Internal predictive model characterizes brain's neural activity during listening and imagining music
Two "Music of Silence" papers by Shamma, Di Liberto and Marion have implications for computational models of sensory perception.Juntti Receives $1.9M Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award
The award from the NIH will support his pioneering research to understand how biology influences behavior.Parents Can Help Guide Black Teens in Healthy Responses to Discrimination, Study Finds
Addressing Underlying Emotions Spurred by Discrimination Could Prevent Depression, Behavior ProblemsUMD to Help Lead Nationwide Study of Early Childhood Brain Development, Impact of Early Adversity
25 Institutions Will Contribute to First-of-its-Kind Comprehensive InitiativeWelcome, Samuel Graham, Jr., Dean of Maryland Engineering
When an innovator wanted to engineer a more advanced and equitable society, he chose a research and education powerhouse with global impact, and came to Maryland.Research Finds that Exercise Can Change Brain Structure in Healthy Older Adults
A new study used diffusion imaging to measure the microstructure and tissue composition in the hippocampus after 30 minutes of exercise.Andy De Los Reyes Named Outstanding Psychologist
In 2021, the president of the APA accorded the honor to just 19 of 122,000 psychology professionals.How tech can fill gaps in mental health care
$1.2M in NSF funding supports researchers’ work to connect patients, clinicians more effectively.This New Algorithm Lets You Explore Virtual Reality by Walking Naturally
An alignment-based redirection controller directs users to the best route for avoiding obstacles.The brain makes sense of math and language in different ways
Distinct regions in the brain use their own neural pathways and networks to process either spoken math or language.CBCB Doctoral Student Studies Changes in Neurons that Affect Mammals’ Sleep Cycles
Theresa Alexander is advised by BBI seed grant award winners Colenso Speer and Najib El-SayedNIH grant furthers poststroke recovery research of Marsh, Simon
MEG scans will help determine the neurophysiologic effects of mindfulness training on subacute post-stroke depression and cognition.MPower Seeks Proposals in Neuroscience and Aging, Medicine + AI
The initial deadline for the 2021 MPower Seed Grant Challenge is August 2, 2021.Researchers Record Brain Waves to Measure ‘Cybersickness’
Better Understanding of VR-Induced Discomfort Could Broaden Tech’s ReachPiece of Mind: Upgrade of Campus MRI to Enhance Brain Imaging
Together with major contributions from the BBI and BSOS, a new Research Instrumentation Fund award will improve the temporal and spatial resolution of MR imaging at UMD and enhance campus neuroscience research.A new way to monitor mental health conditions
With machine learning, Carol Espy-Wilson is developing a phone app that can measure depression symptoms using speech and video cues.Student Researchers Recognized with Wylie Dissertation Fellowships
Fourteen Clark School students pursuing their Ph.D.s in engineering have been awarded Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships by the University of Maryland Graduate School.Gumerov, Duraiswami Receive Funding from Facebook Reality Labs
The researchers will focus on improving a tool used to simulate the human perception of auditory signals.BBI Advanced Genomic Technologies Core Launches
For the first time ever at UMD, researchers can access cutting-edge single-cell DNA and RNA sequencing technologies.Nikolas Francis on the Neurophysiology of Listening
New Brain and Behavior Institute and Department of Biology faculty hire brings wide-ranging expertise to collaborative neuroscience endeavors at UMD."Forward-Focused Coping" Supports Mental Health During Pandemic
UMD study shows looking to the future, rather than dwelling on trauma, helped older adults’ mental health.Maryland Joins NSF-funded Effort to Help Set Nation's Direction for Engineering
The Engineering Research Visioning Alliance will convene engineering voices to identify opportunities and priorities for innovative research that benefits society.The Internet of Bio-Nano Things
Researchers aim to bridge the gap between microelectronics and biological systems to create next-generation wearables.Five UMCP-UMB Collaborations Awarded MPower BHHP Grants
The bi-campus projects will address the brain in health and disease, nervous system injury.Flashes Before Your Eyes: Non-invasive Visual Stimulation May Prime Cortex to Improve Vision
New UMD research outlines how repetitive flickering light holds promise for treatment of visual loss.El-Sayed to Direct New BBI Advanced Genomic Technologies Core
The state-of-the-art core will feature single-cell genomic technologies for applications in the nervous and immune systems as well as cancer.Bridging Cultures and Supporting Collaborations
Q&A with Brain and Behavior Institute Founding Director Betsy QuinlanEngineering QC into Biomanufacturing of EV-based Products
Steven Jay is P.I of this M-CERSI funded project. Steven R. Bauer serves as FDA subject matter expert.University of Maryland Research Enterprise Ranked Among Top 10 Publics in NSF Higher Education R&D Survey
Research in Baltimore & College Park Tackles Critical Issues in the State and GloballyGreen Is Good for You—and Your Career
Architecture, Psychology Researchers Explore Workplace Performance Benefits of Sustainable BuildingsWelcoming Nate Underland as Associate Director of the BBI
In the new role, Nate will oversee the institute’s operations and communications.A Computational Approach to Understanding How Infants Perceive Language
New PNAS paper simulates and compares how Japanese- and English-learning infants discriminate speech soundsUMD Launches New Brain and Behavior Institute, Announces Founding Director
Institute will build on existing strengths and elevate UMD neuroscience to national preeminence.Huang, Stroka Labs Collaborate to Advance Understanding of Blood-Brain Barrier
BIOE assistant professors aim to develop techniques to target drugs to the central nervous system.Researchers Aim to Advance Understanding of Alzheimer's Disease Progression
UMD,FDA researchers work to develop a technique to quickly measure the amount of amyloid plaque in the brainDeliberation Computation: The Data Behind Decision Making
New UMD research pioneers a computational model that quantifies decision making for mental health diagnosis and treatment.The Mystery of Our Early Missing Memories
Childhood brain function and memory skills shape each other, UMD research finds.Emerging from the fog: Little understood post-stroke cognitive issues verified
For the first time, researchers measure the physical evidence of diminished neural processing within the brain after a stroke.Symptoms all in your head—or in your gut? Maybe a little of both.
UMD researchers are building an ingestible capsule that can monitor and model gut microbiome serotonin activity and help demystify the “gut-brain axis.”UMD Biologist Awarded $1.5M to Develop Brain Mapping Techniques
NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Program will fund a project that could transform efforts to understand how neurons are wired.Two UMCP NACS Students Awarded Fellowships to Train in UMB PIN Laboratories
The VFIN Program allows students to acquire new techniques and broaden training through cross-campus research.Ashley Chapin advances as international finalist in Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Chapin is representing UMD with her video, "Demystifying the Gut-Brain Axis."One Size Does Not Fit All
To advance inclusive medical therapies and diversity in fundamental science, one Maryland engineer leads by example.Never Fear, the Maryland Threat Countdown is Here
UMD psychologists pioneer new tools for understanding the brain bases of fear and anxiety.Cornelia Fermüller is PI for 'NeuroPacNet,' a $1.75M NSF funding award
The resulting "network of networks" will further the scientific grand challenge of developing neuromorphic artificial intelligence.Sci-Fi Social Distancing?
Researchers tackle complexities of autonomous robots as a coronavirus solution.New algorithms for estimating the latent dynamics underlying biological processes
Work by Miran, Presacco, Babadi, Simon, Fu and Marcus published in PLOS Computational Biology.BBI Awards Seed Grants to Six Interdisciplinary Projects
Funded teams feature UMD faculty from 15 academic departments and six centers and institutesCall for Pediatric Medical Device Pitches Focused on COVID-19
FDA grant and gift from entrepreneur provide $250K in awardsIngestible device research advances, enters new phase
New NSF funding, Lab on a Chip paper for Ghodssi group developing minimally invasive medical devices.Behtash Babadi promoted to associate professor
Babadi has broad research interests in statistical and adaptive signal processing, neural signal processing, and systems neuroscience.Ashley Chapin a campus-wide winner of the Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Chapin’s video, “Demystifying The Gut-Brain-Axis,” reflects her dissertation work.BBI Launches QED ("Quarantine EDucation") Virtual Seminar Series
The series's inaugural presentation offers concrete strategies for parenting during the COVID-19 pandemic.Clark School faculty 'AIM-HI' to address major health challenges
The new UMB-UMCP program has announced its first grants for projects combining AI and medicine.Spurring research group creativity in the time of COVID-19
Student-faculty teams that write review articles for journals reap multiple benefits.BBI Researchers Among Those Selected for UMD Coronavirus Research Seed Funds
Mental health was an important topic among the projects awarded.In Race With Virus, Researchers Speed Development of Medical Equipment
Bioengineers, Terrapin Works producing new respirator and ventilator designs.Protection Collections Abound for Local Health Care Workers
Campus units donate masks, gloves, and other much-needed supplies.Dean Pines Named University of Maryland's 34th President
Darryll Pines has served as Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering since January 2009.Hu, Bernat Featured in Society for Women Engineers magazine
Their BBI Seed Grant-funded project examines the mental health implications of architectural design elements.Visual Deprivation Lowers Threshold for Enzymatic Pathway that Rejuvenates Synaptic Plasticity in the Brain
The discovery holds promise of future therapies for adults with visual deficits.UMD STEM Students Take the Stage in The Nutcracker
More than a dozen Ballet Company M dancers hail from science and engineering backgroundsBrain and Behavior Initiative Hosts 3rd Annual Seed Grant Symposium
Researchers from across UMD convene to discuss the latest projects funded by BBI
Chapin, Bowen win in Bioscience Day poster session
The ISR Ph.D. students won in the bioengineering and neuroscience and cognitive science categories.New Perspectives on Some of the Oldest Questions about Human Language
An interdisciplinary team of University of Maryland researchers edited a special issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal SocietyNIH announces HEAL Initiative Grants for UMD faculty
The projects are part of NIH’s larger push to reverse the opioid crisis in the U.S.AESoP symposium features speakers, organizers with UMD ties
The symposium highlights research on hearing, speech and language that makes use of novel EEG or MEG signal processing.Shamma, colleagues publish in Journal of Neuroscience
Paper explores the neural basis of the brain's efficient auditory encoding.UMD Researchers Develop Technique to Advance Cell-Based Systems
Autonomous coordination of cell subpopulations highlighted in Nature Communications.Special Delivery
To build an unmanned aerial vehicle worthy of a groundbreaking three-mile flight on the night of April 19, a team of UMD engineers worked over the course of two and a half years.NSF Awards $1M Grant to UMD Researchers
The interdisciplinary project will explore the molecular connection between the gut and the nervous system.Ghodssi Receives Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award
The award recognizes exceptionally influential research accomplishments by Clark School faculty.NIH Awards $2M to UMD Entomologist Megan Fritz
Research into mosquitoes carrying West Nile will pinpoint the genes responsible for their attraction to humans.BIOE, UMB to Host October Symposium
A. James Clark School of Engineering researchers are invited to submit abstracts by Sept. 10th.Simon invited speaker at implantable auditory prostheses conference
Simon spoke on how EEG and MEG successes may lead to neurophysiologically based speech perception measures.BBI Announces FY19 Seed Grant Awards
Awarded proposals feature researchers from seven colleges and schools as well as three centers and institutesGhodssi gives distinguished lecture on devices for gastrointestinal health at EPFL in Switzerland
Trip also included visits to the Wyss Center and Imperial College London.125 Years of Daring Vision, Lasting Impact
The A. James Clark School of Engineering is proud to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2019!UMD researchers awarded $5.3M NIH BRAIN Initiative grant
BBI-affiliated faculty instrumental to "Readout and control of spatiotemporal neuronal codes for behavior"UMD auditory cortex research featured in Nature Neuroscience
Study reveals how the brain nimbly and rapidly change responses to incoming sensory stimuli depending upon the cognitive context of the moment.Radio interview with Jonathan Simon on "the cocktail party problem"
BYUradio talks to Simon about where in the brain, and how quickly, neurons transition from processing the sound of speech to the language-based words of speech.State and University Officials Celebrate Launch of Biomedical Device Institute
University of Maryland establishes Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices to propel advancements in human health.Season's Greetings from the Clark School!
Happy Holidays from the A. James Clark School of Engineering and Best Wishes for a Fearless 2019!Stop—hey, what’s that sound?
New Maryland study explores how the sounds going into our ears become the words going through our brains.Brain and Behavior Initiative (BBI) hosts Second Annual Seed Grant Symposium
The University’s Brain and Behavior Initiative (BBI) hosted its Second Annual Seed Grant Symposium on November 14, 2018 at Adele’s in the Stamp Student Union.$1.5M FEMA Award to Fund First-of-its-Kind Study of Health Effects on Wildland Firefighters
With a $1.5 million award from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, a UMD engineer will co-lead a research effort to quantify the pulmonary and cardiovascular health consequences to firefighters exposed to wildland fire smoke.BBI FY18 Seed Grant Winners Announced
Seven projects selected for funding.Maryland researchers develop computational approach to understanding brain dynamics
This paper published in PNAS develops a signal processing framework for extracting dynamic functional networks from neuronal data at unprecedented resolutions.Maryland researchers awarded $1M DARPA Lagrange program cooperative agreement
Marcus, Fu, Simon and Babadi will build a scalable, risk-sensitive and real time optimization framework tailored to noninvasive neuroimaging data from the human brain.Improving speech intelligibility testing with new EEG methods
Tests developed at KU Leuven and the University of Maryland could result in better diagnoses for patients with speech comprehension issues.BBI February 2018 Newsletter
BBI February 2018 NewsletterUMD researchers find listening to sound changes how neurons interact within the brain
The brain encodes not only the acoustical properties of sounds, but also the behavioral meanings and decisions we make based on what we hear.BBI FY18 Seed Grant Program
We are pleased to announce the call for the BBI FY18 Seed Grant Program.BBI Sponsors Animal Communication and Human Language Conference
Conference featured scientific leaders in the fields of animal communication and human language.Losert, Waks receive prestigious fellowship in APS
Faculty join top sliver of physics society’s membershipBBI affiliated faculty receive $8 million NIH grant to combat hearing loss in older people
Multidisciplinary research will examine strategies to improve communication challenges.MSE Students Selected as Finalists for the 2017 Collegiate Inventors Competition
Stretchable Silicon Photovoltaics is a new design for silicon solar cells.BBI Holds 2017 Seed Grant Symposium
Over 115 people attend symposium featuring work and accomplishments of BBI Seed Grant Awardees for FY16/FY17.BBI Seed Grant Symposium Agenda and Abstracts
BBI Seed Grant Symposium Agenda and Abstracts are now available to download.Researchers part of two NSF Neural & Cognitive Systems grants worth more than $1.2 million
The NSF awards have been issued to U.S. cross-disciplinary teams to conduct innovative research focused on neural and cognitive systems.Kavli Foundation to sponsor the BBI-Kavli Distinguished Speaker Series
Brain and Behavior Initiative receives generous donation from Kavli Foundation to sponsor new speaker series.Prof. Robert Newcomb to Lead FIRE Research Stream on Neural Systems and Neurotechnologies
The FIRE stream will introduce UMD first-year students to a brave new era in medical research to minimize the risks of, complement, and eventually replace clinical trials and animal testing.Jonathan Fritz promoted to Research Scientist
Fritz is well known for his work in neuroscience research.Ghodssi, Bentley receive NSF EAGER grant to develop ingestible capsules for medical diagnosis
"Gut-Nav" capsules will be designed to detect problems in the gastro-intestinal tract, including pancreatic cancer and inflammatory bowel disease screening.BBI FY17 Seed Grant Winners Announced
Nine projects selected for funding.Fritz, Shamma are collaborators on new DARPA Targeted Neuroplasticity Training Program
The University of Maryland will receive up to $8.58 million from DARPA for the research, which is led by the UMD Center for Advanced Study of Language.Simon is co-editor of new Springer auditory research book
The Auditory System at the Cocktail Party describes the mechanisms the auditory system employs to focus on specific sounds within a noisy environment.Brain and Behavior Initiative partners with Arena Stage
Free night out for students to see the play Smart People, courtesy of BBI and the UMD Division of Research.UMD Researchers Make Strides in Schizophrenia Diagnosis Research
Blood test could help doctors more quickly diagnose schizophrenia and other disorders.Kanold study shows autism may begin early in brain development
Brains of mice with autism-like symptoms develop neural defects when first circuits take shape.NSF Science Now video features 'aging brain' research of Anderson, Simon and Presacco
Study is part of ongoing research into the so-called 'cocktail party problem.'BBI FY17 Seed Grant Program
We are pleased to announce the call for the BBI FY17 Seed Grant Program.It’s not your ears, it’s your brain
UMD neuroscience research shows older adults’ brain processing contributes to diminished speech comprehension, even with normal hearing.J. Carson Smith and colleagues find that after Just 10 Days of Rest, Brain Benefits of Exercise Diminish - NY Times Article
Study led by J. Carson Smith, an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Maryland and senior author of the study finds that after Just 10 Days of Rest, Brain Benefits of Exercise Diminish.IMPORTANT: EXTENSION for BBI Workshop Deadline
The deadline for submission of the BBI Research Workshops has been extended to September 30, 2016; 11:59 pm EST.
Chellappa Named Inaugural Recipient of IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award
Chellappa recognized for the IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award at the IEEE 8th International ConferenceVaughn-Cooke speaks at virtual reality event on Capitol Hill
Panelists discussed a need for government support and emphasized VR's potential for applications beyond gaming.Thomas Winkler wins dean's doctoral research award
Dean Darryll Pines created the award to honor student researchers.Northrop Grumman's Christopher Jones to Deliver Spring Commencement Remarks
Northrop Grumman Technology Services VP and President Dr. Christopher T. Jones (Ph.D. '97) to speak at Clark School Spring 2016 Commencement Ceremony.Maynord and Guha are Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship winners
They will receive a $100K fellowship for their project, "Feedback for Vision."New Findings Reveal Social Thinking in the Infant Brain
University of Maryland and University of Chicago researchers linkmotor system responses to overt social behavior in infants.