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A Look Inside the Visual System: Advancements in How the Brain Processes Perception
May 12, 2022
Though the visual world is a constant stream of information, we perceive the world not as an overwhelming flood of light, but as discrete events, with clear settings and distinct objects. For example, the scene in front of you: a room, a monitor or mobile phone, and this text. How does the brain assimilate this visual input? How can we use this information in the next frontier of research?
Dr. Radoslaw Cichy is a Research Group Leader at the Free University of Berlin and
read moreCUR Highlights Undergrad Voices on Capitol Hill
May 12, 2022
Posters on the Hill graphic from CUR.org
FABBS congratulates the undergraduate students and their mentors in the behavioral and brain sciences featured in the Council on Undergraduate Research Posters on the Hill 2022 that took place virtually on April 26-27. The annual event celebrates the impressive work of the accepted students across disciplines and supports the messages of the importance of undergraduate research at the federal level.
CUR is an organization of
read moreWebinar Showcases Initial Findings from NIH-funded SBE Health Impacts of COVID-19
May 12, 2022
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it abundantly clear that highly effective vaccines and therapeutics alone have been insufficient to control the pandemic. To best prevent the spread, health leaders at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) quickly recognized the urgent need to apply evidence from the behavioral and social sciences to increase vaccine acceptance and uptake, adoption of effective behavioral mitigation strategies such as face mask wearing and physical
read moreNational Science Board Holds Spring Meeting, Honoring Waterman Award Winners and Outgoing Board Members
May 12, 2022
On May 5, the National Science Board (NSB) held a hybrid meeting, the first with an in-person component since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NSB is a 25-member body that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF). Board Vice Chair Victor R. McCray welcomed board members and attendees for a packed agenda.
Vice Chair McCray and Director Sethuraman Panchanathan shared updates on numerous activities and initiatives including Congressional efforts to reauthorize
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