Congratulations to postdoctoral scholar Dr. Zach Cross, who received the Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award! Come see the grand debut of his exciting project, Mapping human brain development in high definition using invasive electrophysiology, this November in Washington, DC.
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Welcome Ania Holubecki!
Welcome to PhD student Ania Holubecki! During her rotation in the lab, Ania will figure out which EEG signals we can measure through the soft spots – and the not so soft spots – in babies’ skulls. She holds a BA in Neuroscience from Northwestern University.
Welcome Joe Kelly!
Welcome to PhD student Joseph Kelly! Joe will tackle neuroanatomical and mechanistic underpinnings of human memory using multimodal neuroimaging while juggling in-depth training in clinical neuropsychology. He joins us most recently from the University of California, Berkeley, where he got to work with Kevin Weiner as well as our lab director’s former advisor, Bob Knight! He holds a BA with a double major in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Notre Dame.
new paper on how to study age and individual differences with iEEG
Intracranial EEG (iEEG) affords unprecedented access to the human brain, permitting insight into human neurophysiology with high spatiotemporal and single-trial precision. However, iEEG is also limited due to brain coverage that is sparse within one patient and variable across patients. We present best practices to overcome this limitation, and propose that iEEG be considered a gold standard in studies of age-related and individual differences in the neurophysiology of human cognition. Chapter published in Intracranial EEG: A Guide for Cognitive Neuroscientists.
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Happy June!
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Lindsay wins thesis award!
Congratulations to senior honors student Lindsay Shi, who received the Northwestern University Aryeh Routtenberg Prize in Neuroscience!
Ana awarded research prize!
Congratulations to undergraduate student Ana de Souza, who received the Northwestern University Fletcher Prize for Rising Undergraduate Research Star!
new paper on brain networks for flexible behavior
Quickly adapting our behavior depends on mechanisms that open and close a metaphorical ‘gate’ to let only relevant information into working memory. Using direct brain recordings in neurosurgical patients, we discovered neocortical brain networks that rapidly come in and out of sync to direct this gate – a role previously attributed to a subcortical region called the striatum. Findings reveal a neocortical gating mechanism and demonstrate how human behavior can emerge from interactions across brain networks. Paper published in Nature Communications.
Lindsay awarded research prize!
Congratulations to senior honors student Lindsay Shi, who received the Northwestern University Robert J. Glushko Prize for Undergraduate Excellence in Cognitive Science!
Welcome Dr. Adam Dede!
Welcome to postdoctoral scholar Dr. Adam Dede! Adam will lead an ambitious research program defining the brain circuits supporting complex cognitive processes through multimodal electrophysiology, eye tracking, and brain stimulation. He joins us most recently from the UK, and holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego and BA in Psychology from Middlebury College.
dynamic brain lab 