A new paper by a group of University of Maryland researchers including Professor Jonathan Simon in the Journal of Neuroscience determines that these cortical networks naturally segregate when listeners are asked to pay attention to either math or to language in a situation where both are present.

The most recent research conducted by Alexander (advisor: Colenso Speer) focuses on investigating a specific neuronal cell type that syncs mammals' sleep/wake cycle—known as circadian rhythm—to the sun cycle.

NIH monkey study with co-author Associate Professor Daniel Butts finds that in visual decision-making, information relevant to the decision is broadcast widely. The study was published in Nature Communications.

Researchers including Professor Sergei Sukharev describe how Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, can sense its internal and external environment in a new study published in eLife.

Researchers including Professor Jonathan Simon funded by a new two-year, $460K grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging hope to shed light on whether mindfulness training could be used therapeutically to help people who have had minor strokes experience more complete recoveries.

The title of Distinguished University Professor is the highest academic honor bestowed by the university.

Professor Elizabeth Quinlan and Affiliate Professor Gregory Ball receive funding to upgrade the MRI in the Maryland Neuroimaging Center.

Allison Coffin (Ph.D. '05, biology; advisor: Professor Arthur Popper) is now an associate professor of neuroscience at Washington State University Vancouver.

Nikolas Francis will begin his role as an assistant professor in the Brain and Behavior Institute with a joint appointment in biology in fall 2021. Francis has been at UMD since 2011, moving up from postdoctoral fellow to his current role as senior faculty specialist in biology.

Three biology faculty members were funded with the seed grants: Ricardo Araneda, Joshua Singer and Colenso Speer.