IPN in the News
Our students and faculty stand out in articles from a variety of news outlets.
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ARCS Scholar Works to Develop Alzheimer’s Treatment – ARCS Foundation
Author Abigail Marsh on the Black Eyed Peas – The Wall Street Journal
Language Utilizes Ancient Brain Circuits That Predate Humans – Psychology Today
How Fear Makes You Do Good Or Evil – National Geographic
S&R Foundation Presents 2017 Sachiko Kuno Award for Applied Science to Dr. Abigail Marsh, Georgetown University – Business Insider
Q&A: Neuroscience Professor Bill Rebeck Talks Future of Alzheimer’s Research – The Hoya
Bilingual Children Find it Easier to Learn Languages – Daily Mail Online
A Song’s Structure can be Linked to its Popularity – Phys.org
Do Concussions Affect Women Differently Than Men? – Healthline
Why rest is critical after a concussion – Knowridge Science Report
Math and Dyslexia – Dyslexia Advantage
Why some people are more altruistic than others – TED talk by Abigail Marsh
“Math disability” may reflect problems in a crucial learning system in the brain” – Medical Xpress
We All Speed-Read – Scientific American
Scientists Discover That This Neuroscience Technique Can Enhance Creativity – Science Explorer
Magnets Might ‘Unlock’ Paralyzed Arm After Stroke – Huffington Post
Can A Cancer Drug Reverse Parkinson’s Disease And Dementia? – NPR
Your Brain Learns New Words as Pictures So You Can Read Faster – Newsweek
Dream Big – Run Washington, featuring alumna Teal Burrell’s path to qualifying for the Olympic Trials, p. 39
A brain system that appears to compensate for autism, OCD, and dyslexia – Medical Xpress
Blind From Birth, But Able To Use Sound To ‘See’ Faces – NPR
Tau, not amyloid-beta, triggers neuronal death process in Alzheimer’s – Science Codex
Research Sheds Light on Teen Alcohol Abuse Risks – Laboratory Equipment
Menthol Combines with Nicotine to Desensitize Airways – Medical Xpress
The women behind OSTP – FCW.com, featuring alumna Danielle Carnival (née Evers)
Article in Medical Education Online describing the IPN and its key to success: From student to steward: the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience at Georgetown University as a case study in professional development during doctoral training. Med Ed Online 19:22623, 2014
A blood test that can predict Alzheimer’s – Indian Express
Study Suggests Dyslexia Not Actually Caused By Gray Matter Differences – Huffington Post
A Cancer Drug May Help Treat Alzheimer’s And Other Forms Of Dementia – Forbes.com
Face recognition deficits in autism linked to a group of neurons – Science Codex
Alzheimer’s Research Suggests A Path For Treatment – All Things Considered, NPR
The Beatles’ Surprising Contribution To Brain Science – Morning Edition, NPR
Might lefties and righties benefit differently from a power nap? – Medical Xpress
Neuroscience attracts attention, but not from Hoyas – Georgetown Voice
Potential cause of HIV-associated dementia revealed – EurekAlert
How Immersion Helps to Learn a Language – New York Times
How a Single Gene Mutation Leads to Uncontrolled Obesity – Science Daily
Obesity gene’s role revealed in mice study – BBC News
Scientists give brain’s speech processor new home – Vancouver Sun
Students Are Doing It for Themselves – Science Career Blogs
Brain stores words in visual dictionary – ABC Science
Bats Gauge Sounds With Neural Teamwork – New York Times
Articles by IPN students:
Tips for Tweeting at #SfN15 – Neuronline; by Erika Raven
Food for Thought – GUMC; by Valerie Darcey
“Big Brain” a Small Step Toward Mapping Human Mind – NOVA Next; by Teal Burrell (née Connor)
Articles by Joe Queenan, about his daughter Bridget, an IPN alumna:
Daughter Knows Best – Smithsonian magazine