Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Neuroscience http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/75/neuroscience/ 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 Neuroeconomics looks inside the brain with scanning tools to investigate patterns of motivation and decision-making. Some businesses are profiting. Individuals can, too.]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:05:00 -0500 Glenn Fox, a neuroscience Ph.D. student in USC Dornsife, conducts the first study on the emotion of gratitude using functional brain imaging and archives from the USC Shoah Foundation Institute, and wins an award from the Oskar Schindler Humanities Foundation.]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:25:00 -0500 A team led by USC neuroscientist Alan Watts identified for the first time a biochemical signal that helps regulate the amount of glucose in the blood. A better understanding of the way the body naturally deals with incorrect...]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:25:00 -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 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 Justin Farshidi San Marino, California Undecided Justin Farshidi openly admits he can’t envision himself in a specific career. With interests from biology to business, the incoming student is searching for his...]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:50:00 -0500 How can students get the most out of their USC Dornsife experience? These sophomores have the answers. They took FYI seminars last year and now are helping others acclimate and navigate.]]> Thu, 3 Nov 2011 08:47:00 -0500 When we go to the fair and pick a cob of corn over the deep-fried butter, are we exerting self-control — or getting what we always get?]]> Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:06:00 -0500 Larry Swanson, Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences in USC Dornsife, has been elected president-elect of the Society for Neuroscience. During his one-year term as president between 2012 and 2013,...]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:06:00 -0500 Led by biological sciences major Sarah Waliany of USC Dornsife, undergraduates start an online science magazine and fill a crucial niche largely ignored by mainstream media.]]> Thu, 2 Jun 2011 14:25:00 -0500 USC Dornsife's Sarrah Shahawy, president of the USC Student Interfaith Council, is valedictorian for Commencement 2011.]]> Mon, 9 May 2011 10:15:00 -0500 Daniel J. Strouse, one of 14 students from U.S. universities chosen to receive the prestigious Churchill Scholarship, is the first at USC. Churchill Scholars must demonstrate extraordinary talent, outstanding academic achievement...]]> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:24:00 -0500 In a paper published on Nov. 24 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, USC College's Emily Liman reveals the physiology behind all the puckering — how people taste sour.]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:48:00 -0500 USC College's Samantha Butler and collaborators show that the rate and direction of axon growth in the spinal cord can be controlled, a discovery that one day may help improve treatment for spinal injuries or neurodegenerative diseases.]]> Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:10:00 -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 Sheena Khanna Major: Neuroscience, Baccalaureate/MD Activities: President, Key Club; Tutor, Read to Lead; Participant, LeadAmerica Youth Leadership Conference; State Tournament Contestant, Science...]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:05:00 -0500 Maurice Turner Major: Biochemistry  Minor: Neuroscience Activities: Chapter President, Jack and Jill of America, San Diego; President, Kudos Youth Group; San Diego Links Achiever; President, Pathways2College;...]]> Mon, 1 Nov 2010 15:00:00 -0500 Curveballs curve and fastballs go really fast, but new research suggests that no pitcher can make a curveball "break" or a fastball "rise." Led by Arthur Shapiro of American University and Zhong-Lin Lu of USC College, the...]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:20:00 -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 Stuttering, Parkinson's disease, Fragile X syndrome. The neural circuitry­ of songbirds holds one of the keys to understanding and repairing vocal learning in humans.]]> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:59:00 -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