September 20, 2017 by Office of Public Affairs
When it comes to the concept of fairness, teenagers’ ability to consider the intentions of others appears to be linked to structural changes in the brain, according to a study led by Assistant Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences Luke Chang.
The research...
[more]On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, a one-day symposium will bring together leading researchers for talks and discussion on the developing brain and behavior.
The young brain is simultaneously endowed with infinite potential and resiliency, while also extremely vulnerable to physical and emotional insults that can have long-lasting negative consequences. This symposium will highlight cutting-edge neuroscientific research that is being brought to bear on long-standing questions regarding...
[more]A recent study conducted by the Dartmouth Social Intelligence Laboratory led by principal investigator Associate Professor Thalia Wheatley was featured in an article in the Daily Mail (UK). As the article describes, "using eye-tracking technology, researchers have found collective pupillary synchrony between speakers and listeners were greatest during emotional peaks of a narrative -...
[more]Jin Hyung Cheong from the Chang Lab in PBS was one of five students to receive an award for his poster at the annual Dartmouth Graduate Poster Session. In all, 57 graduate students shared their work at the session. Read more about Jin's research and the other poster session winners in the full article at the Dartmouth News site, Graduate Poster Session Celebrates Students' Research....
Congratulations to PBS graduate students Nicole DeAngeli and Sarah Herald who both received 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards. Nicole is a PhD candidate in Professor David Bucci's lab and her research focuses on the role of the retrosplenial cortex and postrinal cortex in learning and memory. Sarah is a PhD candidate in Professor Brad Duchaine's lab and her research focuses on higher-level vision and social perception. Of the 2,000 NSF Fellowships awards for 2017, three...
[more]Announcing the 31st Annual Neuroscience Day at Dartmouth College!
Date: Saturday, April 8, 2017
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center
This day-long even highlights neuroscience research contributions at Dartmouth and features expert talks, a poster session, a panel discussion, and a keynote lecture. Free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
For more information, to register, and/or to submit a poster abstract visit:...
[more]January 10, 2017 by Bill Platt
Originally published in the Dartmouth News.
As parents of a teenager can tell you, adolescents don’t always think about risks before they act, whether it is venturing onto thin ice on a dare or spending the weekend watching an entire Star Wars marathon...
[more]Professor Thalia Wheatley and Professor Peter Tse tackle this question in an episode of Closer to Truth, a program that airs on many PBS stations. The episode is one in a series entitled Big Questions in Free Will. Interviews with Professor Wheatley and Professor Tse highlight their...
[more]The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College seeks applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor (entry-level or advanced) effective July 1, 2017. Exceptional senior candidates may also be considered. Applications are invited from individuals who have exhibited excellence in research and are able to provide high-quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Preferred candidates will be those who combine strong...
[more]A recent work from the Computational and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab (CCNL), led by Alireza Soltani, has won the Best Poster Award during the 2016 Society for Neuroeconomics annual meeting in Berlin. The work, titled “Contributions of neural adaptation to value-based and perceptual choice,” is focused on understanding how neural adaptations at different timescales affect choice behavior.