Boston University

Neuroscience

Two men wearing helmets boxing with one punching the other in a ring.

Neuroscience

Contact Sports Associated with Lewy Body Disease

July 31, 2018

Amyloid plaques

Alzheimer’s Disease

New Alzheimer’s Drug Has MED Prof Cautiously Optimistic

July 30, 2018

yanny vs laurel graphic

Hearing Sciences

Laurel or Yanny? BU Hearing Sciences Expert Explains Auditory Phenomenon

May 22, 2018

A couple sit together

Aging

Marital status associated with dementia risk

May 18, 2018

David Boas, neurophotonics and fNIRS pioneer, and director of the Boston University Neurophotonics Center

Engineering

Lighting Up the Brain

May 11, 2018

Michael Hasselmo

Neuroscience

American Academy of Arts & Sciences Elects Michael Hasselmo

April 23, 2018

Howard Eichenbaum

Neuroscience

Daylong Symposium Celebrates Legacy of Howard Eichenbaum

March 27, 2018

A medical exosuit designed to help stroke victims walk is displayed on a mannequin

Rehabilitation Sciences

Move Over, Iron Man

February 20, 2018

MRI scan brain images showing parts of the brain activated by hearing human speech

Neuroscience

Kilachand Center’s New MRI Scanner Yields Outstanding Data

February 12, 2018

Joe McGuire

Neuroscience

How Decisions Work

February 6, 2018

Helen Barbas at her work station

Neurology

New Insights on “Sadness Center” of Primate Brain

January 22, 2018

CTE in teenage brains

CTE

BU-Led Study: CTE May Occur without Concussions

January 18, 2018

Steve Ramirez

Neuroscience

Ramirez Receives 2018 McKnight Award

January 9, 2018

Aaron Hernandez as an NFL player with the New England Patriots

CTE

Aaron Hernandez’s CTE Worst Seen by BU Experts in a Young Person

November 9, 2017

neurons in the human brain

Neuroscience

The Hardwiring that Makes Us Human

November 1, 2017

Robert Reinhart, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University

Neuroscience

A “Turbo Charge” for Your Brain?

October 10, 2017

Science of memory researcher Steve Ramirez, assistant professor of brain sciences at Boston University College of Arts and Sciences

Neuroscience

Researcher Comes Back to BU to Work on the Science of Memory

September 26, 2017

Collaborative research at the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering

Culture of Science

Same Goals, Different Languages

September 14, 2017

Man in bed with insomnia experiencing a lack of REM sleep

Medicine

Lack of REM Sleep May Increase Dementia Risk

August 23, 2017

Ann McKee, director of BU’s CTE Center

CTE

CTE Found in 99 Percent of Former NFL Players Studied

July 26, 2017

CTE Found in 99 Percent of Former NFL Players Studied