News related to the Brain, Behavior, and Cognition program.
PBS Prof. Rob Reinhart’s research demonstrates that non-invasive brain stimulation can improve memory in older adults. Dr. Reinhart’s research was recently published in Nature Neuroscience and profiled by BU Experts.
Congratulations to PBS Asst. Professor Rob Reinhart for winning the 2022 Science-PINS award for Neuromodulation Research!
Congratulations to PBS Asst. Prof. Steve Ramirez for being named a 2022 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences.
Dr. Amy Janes, PhD (BBC program graduate, 2007) has joined the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, where she will lead the Cognitive and Pharmacological Neuroimaging Unit. The PBS Department also would like to congratulate Dr. Janes on her appointment as the President Elect of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD). […]
Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences Professor Michael Hasselmo has been named the Editor-in-Chief of the Hippocampus research journal.
The Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences is pleased to welcome new faculty member Heidi Meyer.
PBS Emeritus Professor Stephen Grossberg’s book, Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How Each Brain Makes a Mind, has won the 2022 PROSE book award in Neuroscience from the Association of American Publishers.
Congratulations to Sam Ling on his promotion to Associate Professor in PBS with tenure.
In a new article describing advancements in brain stimulation and its applications, the New York Times showcases recent work from Robert Reinhart’s Visual Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. From the article: The findings reinforced the idea that personalized brain stimulation requires determining not just the right area to target but also the right rhythm at which to do […]
David I. Mostofsky (1931-2020) ‘A good man,’ said a former student; ‘he was mensch,’ said his collaborator of 48 years. David Mostofsky was born in Boston on September 19th, 1931. He graduated from Yeshiva-University in 1953 and was ordained as a Rabbi in 1955 before heading to Boston University. He received his Ph.D. in experimental […]