2025 Doctoral Dissertation Research Awardee: Ivy Hoang
Probing a hypothalamic-midbrain circuit for associative learning and aberrant decision-making
Ivy Hoang, University of California, Los Angeles
Project Abstract
Decisions often involve consideration of prospective outcomes, requiring a detailed representation of how events are related to inform our decision-making. Disruptions …
2025 Undergraduate Research Excellence Awardee: Daniella Ludmir
Hormonal contraceptives prevent stress enhancement of fear memory via blunted stress responsivity
Daniella Ludmir, the University of Michigan
Abstract:
Hormonal contraceptives (HCs) are an essential part of healthcare. Many users experience improved mood, however up to 10% experience adverse mood …
Researcher Tracks the Mind’s Eye to Understand Memory and Attention
Key Findings:
Eye movements correlate with the “mind’s eye” as it retrieves information from visual memory Following the mind’s eye has revealed how visual memory is organized and used to accomplish tasks Our brains are actively anticipating the future and…Q&A with Tara Gruenewald on SBSM Name Change
An interview with Pete Gianaros, PhD, immediate Past President, and Tara Gruenewald, PhD, MPH, President, of the Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine.
The Society for Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine (SBSM), formerly the American Psychosomatic Society (APS), was founded in …
FABBS Encourages Inclusion of SOGI Data in NSCG
FABBS submitted comments in response to a National Science Foundation (NSF) request for information on the Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2025 National Survey of College Graduates (FR Doc. 2024-19850).
In the comments, FABBS encouraged the National Center for …
FABBS Responds to NIH RFI on U.S. Postdoctoral Research Training and Career Progression
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently issued a request for information (RFI) soliciting feedback on three recommendations developed by the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) Working Group on Re-envisioning NIH-Supported Postdoctoral Training. FABBS responded to this request, which …
