Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Brain http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/73/brain/ A team of researchers that includes a USC Dornsife scientist methodically has demonstrated that a face’s features or constituents — more than the face per se — are the key to recognizing a person. Their...]]> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:51:00 -0500 It takes two to tango. Two hemispheres of your brain, that is. USC researchers are working to pin down the exact source of creativity in the brain and have found that the left hemisphere of your brain, thought to be the logic...]]> Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:09:00 -0500 Like it or not, most people take work home with them. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, a neuroscientist and educational psychologist at USC, takes inspiration from home to work. Dissecting four poems written by her daughter Nora...]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:44:00 -0500 Laura Baker's Southern California Twin Project housed in USC Dornsife is investigating how genes and environment influence delinquent behavior from childhood to emerging adulthood.]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:49:00 -0500 The University Professors of USC Dornsife received honorary degrees from Europe’s No. 1 university in science and engineering.]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:12:00 -0500 The rewards outweigh the risks — when you’re in a group, anyway. A new USC study explains why people take stupid chances, when all of their friends are watching, that they would never take by themselves. ...]]> Thu, 8 Sep 2011 08:31:00 -0500 Antonio Damasio probes the world's most marvelous and complex machine — the mind — in his new book.]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:01:00 -0500 USC College neuroscientist, known for exploring the role of emotion in decision-making, is honored with major international prize for scientific achievement.]]> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:22:00 -0500 The Brain and Creativity Institute directed by Antonio and Hanna Damasio takes on humankind's biggest neuroscientific questions with intellect and an artistic soul.]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:07:00 -0500 The brain has been mapped to the smallest fold for at least a century, but still no one knows how all the parts talk to each other. A study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences answers that question for a small area...]]> Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:05:00 -0500 One of the nation's leading neuroanatomists, the USC College professor joins the ranks of this prestigious scientific organization.]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:38:00 -0500 With the generous support of David and Dana Dornsife and Joyce J. Cammilleri, the Brain and Creativity Institute advances its groundbreaking research.]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:46:00 -0500 USC College's Michel Baudry and graduate student Sohila Zadran brought 40 years of research to a pinnacle with their breakthroughs in the science of learning and memory.]]> Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:31:00 -0500 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:58:00 -0500 Emotions linked to our moral sense awaken slowly in the mind, according to a new study from a neuroscience group led by corresponding author Antonio Damasio, director of the Brain and Creativity Institute in USC College. The...]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:24:00 -0500 The USC College professor investigates how the modern world's increasing rate of speed affects the brain.]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 10:29:00 -0500 USC College psychology graduate student John Prindle investigates memory training’s impact on everyday functioning in older adults.]]> Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:53:00 -0500 USC College psychology experts offer perspectives on the brain and fear of difference]]> Sun, 1 Apr 2007 19:29:00 -0500 New University Park-focused Institute replaces the Program in Neural, Informational and Behavioral Sciences By Eva Emerson November 2005 Neuroscientists describe learning as a process in which new experiences lead to a physical...]]> Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:06:00 -0500 Antonio Damasio is the sole winner in the scientific category. The jury says his contributions have reshaped an understanding of emotions, language and decision-making. By Carl Marziali Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio,...]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:39:00 -0500 The Dornsife Neuroscience Imaging Center enables scientists to capture images of the human brain and its activity in remarkable detail. The facility will accelerate research at USC and strengthen the university’s position in the field.]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2004 13:58:00 -0500