BU_Neurophotonics

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New study in Stroke (@American_Stroke) from CSN researcher Professor Swathi Kiran (@AphasiaLab), "Machine Learning Predictions of Recovery in Bilingual Poststroke Aphasia: Aligning Insights With Clinical Evidence." READ>>ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/ST…

In today’s @buCSNneuro and Brain, Behavior and Cognition seminar, Prof. Caroline Robertson (@RobertsonNeuro) from @Dartmouth how memory shapes perception in the human brain and behavior, focusing on the process of naturalistic scene understanding. Thanks Sam Ling for hosting.

New study from Tim O'Shea (@tm_oshea) “Thioether-Functionalized Cellulose for the Fabrication of Oxidation-Responsive Biomaterial Coatings and Films.” Supports versatility of HECMTP and its incorporation into chronically implanted medical devices. READ>>onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad…

Great talk from our own Prof. Matthias Stangl (@MatStangl) on “The Cognitive Neuroscience of Spatial Navigation and Memory: From the Laboratory into the Real World,” in today’s seminar organized by @buCSNneuro and Brain, Behavior & Cognition. Thanks Prof. Sam Ling for hosting!

Check out the first in a new series of student profiles, where we aim to amplify the stunning work of our student community: bu.edu/photonics/2024… First up is Boston University Photonics Student Society (BUPSS) President, Daniel Shahar!

Congrats to Professors @BoasDavid and Emily Stpehen on their recent Kilachand Fun Awards! Read more about it here: bu.edu/articles/2024/…

Prof. Josh Jacobs (@neurojosh) from Columbia University gave an interesting talk on “Direct recordings of human place cells, grid cells, and traveling waves reveal mechanisms of episodic memory” in today's CSN seminar. Thanks Prof. @MatStangl for hosting!

Our faculty continue to amaze the world with their research 🤩 🔬 Professor Irving Bigio's work on the DermaSensor, Inc. device was featured in TIME Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024 List! Check it out here: lnkd.in/e6J-9p3X

How much does #fNIRS signal quality depend on factors like hair and skin type, and how does that affect inclusivity? ☝🏿☝🏾☝🏼 See the preprint of our study with 115 participants that quantifies the answer, lead by a great team around @MeryemAYucel and @BoasDavid at @BU_NPC

BMES is off to an exciting start! Don’t miss the impressive presentations by our talented students and faculty happening throughout the conference today! @hadi_nia @tm_oshea @samagyabanskota @jixincheng

Interesting talk from Prof Ryan Raut (@ryanvraut) from @AllenInstitute @UW on "Unifying systems neuroscience through arousal dynamics” in today’s seminar jointly sponsored by @buCSNneuro and @BU_NPC /NRT. Thanks Prof. Emily Stephen (@emilyps14) for hosting!

New study in @NatureComms from the lab of CSN researcher Xue Han (@xuehan) “Beta-frequency sensory stimulation enhances gait rhythmicity through strengthened coupling between striatal networks and stepping movement.” READ>>nature.com/articles/s4146…

As part of my travels on the east coast of the USA, I visited @BU_NPC lab in Boston & tried on the very cool NinjaNIRS!! I could walk around w/ eye tracking & full head coverage of surface brain activity! I felt like the Terminator 🤖 Full info --> doi.org/10.1364/BOE.53…

Professors Martin Thunemann and Ella Zeldich were recently awarded $2.3M from @NIH for their project, "Understanding neuronal dysfunction in Down Syndrome using assembloids and xenotransplanted cortical organoids" Full article here: lnkd.in/eBxDuNnr

@AlannaCarey3, a student in Professor Jerry Chen's lab (@ChenLabNeuro), recently was granted the NIH D-SPAN award! Alanna’s dissertation aims to investigate how neuronal cell types' properties vary to produce learning differences among individuals. neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov/training/d-spa…

New manuscript from @AnnaDevor's lab and coauthored by several collaborating @buCSNneuro faculty, "Neurovascular Impulse Response Function (IRF) during spontaneous activity differentially reflects intrinsic neuromodulation across cortical regions." READ>>biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New @NatureComms paper from postdoc @patrick_lachanc and Prof. @HasselmoMichael that reveals significant regional differences in the neural encoding of spatial reference frames. READ>>nature.com/articles/s4146… @NeurosciBU @BU_CAS @BostonUResearch @BU_NPC

The 2024 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health workshop was held in Boston. Faculty from co-host institutions, #HopkinsBME, @ColumbiaBME, @CornellBME, & @BostonU_BME, helped prepare participants for the job market through mock interviews, panels, networking receptions, & more.

In today's joint @buCSNneuro and Brain, Behavior, & Cognition seminar, Prof. Alex Kwan (@kwanalexc) from @CornellBME is discussing, "What’s special about psychedelic-evoked neural plasticity?" Thanks Prof. Ben Scott (@gehirnkarte) for hosting!