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Brain Map Will Help Identify Risk Factors for Mental Health Problems
New findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD) provide researchers with a roadmap of brain activity that could be used to identify cognitive processing problems that could ...
From the inside out: Making sense of schizophrenia
The senses — which serve as our brain’s window to the outside world — may play a key role in schizophrenia. Researchers believe the sensory systems in the brain of those living with schizophrenia may ...
Q&A with Ian Fibelkorn, Ph.D.
Ian Fiebelkorn, Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in January 2021 as an assistant professor in Neuroscience. His research aims to understand how the brain selects the information ...
Postdoctoral Spotlight: Rianne Stowell, Ph.D.
Rianne Stowell, Ph.D., (’19) is a postdoctoral associate in the lab of Kuan Wang, Ph.D. Her research focuses on adolescent development of the dopaminergic system, the collection of neurons in the ...
Weaving a lesson to memory
Neuroscience professor uses hobby to successfully teach difficult anatomy lesson.
Investigators receive national recognition for neuroscience research
Two Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience researchers receive Sloan Awards for neuroscience research on how the brain perceives the world.
Neuroscience alumni among 1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America
Nathan A. Smith, Ph.D. (’13) and Monique Mendes, Ph.D. (’20) were named two of the 1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America in Cell Mentor.
New Research Sheds Light on Vision Loss in Batten Disease
Progressive vision loss, and eventually blindness, are the hallmarks of juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (JNCL) or CLN3-Batten disease. New research shows how the mutation associated with the ...
The perfect pilot: How a grant takes flight
The Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience is committed to support novel, high-risk research that opens new doors of understanding of the brain and central nervous system. Since 2015, more than ...
Q & A with Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D.
Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez, Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in January 2020 as an assistant professor in Neuroscience. His research focuses primarily on advanced understanding of ...