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Science Student Spotlight: Sameer Sabharwal-Siddiqi
The next stop for this Cognitive Neuroscience student is a Ph.D. at the University of Arizona.
NEW TO COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND ALREADY INVOLVED IN RESEARCH
Students in the M.S. Program in Cognitive Neuroscience get involved in research from the get-go. In early September, Nikki Gerohristodoulos, who just started the program, was at the Graduate Center to participate in an experiment with fellow students. She spoke...
Savoring His Studies
With the resumption of in-person learning at the CUNY Graduate Center, the lab of Presidential Professor Tony Ro (Psychology, Biology) is once again a busy place. Master’s and Ph.D. students have returned to conduct a variety of neuroscience experiments. In...
WHAT VR CAN SHOW ABOUT HOW HUMANS NAVIGATE NEW SPACES
Cassandra Engstrom is beginning her second year in the M.S. Program in Cognitive Neuroscience at the Graduate Center. After more than a year of working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, she has resumed in-person research and experiments in the...
8 NEW STUDENTS SHARE THEIR INSPIRING STORIES
This fall, nearly 600 master’s and doctoral students join the Graduate Center. Meet eight whose stories offer a glimpse into the fascinating backgrounds and perspectives this year’s incoming students bring to the GC. Benjamin Krusling comes to the Graduate Center...
A TONY-NOMINATED ACTOR IS READY FOR HER NEW ROLE AS A COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE STUDENT
By Lida Tunesi As a Tony-nominated actor, Kathleen Rowe spent years pretending to be other people, such as Fantine in the London production of Les Misérables and Cinderella in first national tour of Into The Woods. That experience, she says...
Fun and Games: A Cognitive Neuroscience Student Looks at How Expertise and Personality Function in the World of Esports
Daisy Reyes (Cognitive Neuroscience) analyzes the neurological measures of stress in team gaming.
Researchers Identify Glial Cells as Critical Players in the Brain's Response to Social Stress ?
The findings, detailed in an eLife journal paper, may explain why some individuals become depressed and others are resilient in the face of adverse experiences such as bullying or conflict.
Addressing Dementia With Prestigious Grant
Ph.D. candidate Crystal Quinn was awarded $65,000 over two years from the National Institutes of Health to support her research.
Psychology doctoral candidate Jessica Buthmann interviewed on PsyPost.org
Jessica Buthmann, a doctoral candidate in Behavioral and Cognitive Neurosciences, was interviewed by PsyPost.org on her recent paper in Biological Psychology.