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March 14, 2012 Shihab Shamma's research featured in PLoS Biology article
Shihab Shamma is one of three authors of a new study on how the human auditory system processes speech. The article, "Reconstructing Speech from Human Auditory Cortex," is featured in the Jan. 31, 2012 edition of PLos Biology. read more >

February 22, 2012 Sarada Viswanathan's Research Featured in Journal of Neuroscience
Sarada Viswanathan's research,"Changing Microcircuits in the Subplate of the Developing Cortex," appears in the January 22 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Sarada is a student in Patrick Kanold's lab. read more >

January 23, 2012 NACS student Aminah Sheikh's research featured in Journal of Neuroscience
Aminah Sheikh's research,"Subplate Neurons Promote Spindle Bursts and Thalamocortical Patterning in the Neonatal Rat Somatosensory Cortex," appears in the January 11 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. read more >

October 20, 2011 New Publication by NACS Alum Yuanfen Zhang and NACS Faculty John Jeka
A new publication, "Identification of Neural Feedback for Upright Stance in Humans: Stabilization rather than Sway Minimization," from recent NACS graduate Yuanfen Zhang and NACS faculty John Jeka appears in the October 19 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. read more >

September 14, 2011 NACS Student Seminars Begin!
These seminars provide an informal setting where NACS students can talk about their research and practice short talks. Seminars consist of two 30-minute discussions (one on cognitive work and one on neurobiology work) and occur alternating Wednesdays from 12-1pm in BPS 1230. Food is provided. read more >

September 02, 2011 Dr. Pepe Contreras-Vidal's research featured on NSF website
An article on Dr. Contreras-Vidal's research titled "Innovation turns thoughts into Actions" is presented on the National Science Foundation's website. read more >

August 04, 2011 Dr. Dan Butts' research featured in Journal of Neuroscience
Dr. Butts' research, "Temporal precision in the visual pathway through the interplay of excitation and stimulus-driven suppression," appears in the August 3rd issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. read more >

August 04, 2011 Dr. Patrick Kanold's research featured in PNAS
An article by Dr. Kanold, "Electrical synapses formed by connexin36 regulate inhibition- and experience-dependent plasticity," recently appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). read more >

July 21, 2011 Dr. William Idsardi's research featured in Science Magazine
Dr. Idsardi's research on whether humans learn the sentence and sound patterns of natural languages through distinct learning mechanisms appears in the article "Sentence and Word Complexity" in Science Magazine (July 15, 2011). read more >

June 01, 2011 Summer MRI Discussion Meetings
MRI discussion meetings will be held every other Monday from 11-12 in BPS 3130. Contact Elizabeth Redcay (redcay@umd.edu), DJ Bolger (djbolger@umd.edu), or Luiz Pessoa (pessoa@umd.edu) for more information. read more >

June 01, 2011 Neuroimaging Summer Workshop
A workshop on neuroimaging will be held on July 28 and 29. Details will be announced soon. Contact Luiz Pessoa (pessoa@umd.edu) or Nathan Fox (fox@umd.edu) for more information.

May 24, 2011 Pepe Contreras-Vidal Named to Editorial Board of Frontiers in Neuroprosthetics
Dr. Pepe Contreras-Vidal has been named to the Editorial Board of the Open-Access Journal Frontiers in Neuroprosthetics. read more >

May 11, 2011 fMRI delivered on April 12, 2011
The fMRI scanner was installed on April 12 in the new Maryland Neuroimaging Center (MNC), which is part of the NACS program. The 14-ton, 10-foot-long scanner can measure both structural and functional aspects of the human brain in action. read more >

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