“Searching for superforgetters: characterizing people with highly superior autobiographical forgetting” Mamat plans to pioneer the brain mapping of how the brain suppresses negative memories. Forgetting is not the same as a failure to remember. There are...
“Effectiveness and physiological mechanisms of contemplative dyad meditation to increase social connection in young adults in the aftermath of the pandemic” Loneliness is a recognized risk factor for depression and other illnesses. Ludwig explores how...
The Mind Science BrainStorm Neuroscience Pitch Competition™ is an innovative event connecting early-career neuroscience researchers with the capital they need to fund their research. Using a model that teams young investigators with senior principal investigators in...
Take a peek at the exciting BrainStorm 2021 reception at The Argyle in San Antonio, TX. Get to know finalists Vera Ludwig (University of Pennsylvania), Zulkayda Mamat (University of Cambridge) and Ben Rein (Stanford University) – and see who wins the top prize...
“Practice Makes Perfect: Does Social Experience in Early Life Guide Proper Brain Maturation?” Rein seeks to learn how early experiences shape the social development of our brains. Several parts of the brain are known to be involved in social function, but...
