Fernanda Morales-Calva, a 2nd year graduate student in the lab, presented her work on why we remember what we remember: effects of image memorability on mnemonic discrimination at the Dallas & Austin Area Memory Meeting (DAAMM!). DAAMM! brings together investigators… Continue Reading
Congratulations Madelyn! We are so proud of you, hope you enjoyed that cake! Madelyn, 1st year graduate student, received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Award earlier this year. Rice holds an annual event for graduate students and postdoctoral… Continue Reading
Rice News Article Antidepressants only have about a 30% rate of effectiveness, and it can take a month or longer for them to fully take effect in patients. In addition, patients often have to try several different drugs before finding… Continue Reading
Rice News Article More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, for which there is no cure. Early detection is critical to managing symptoms. A new research project led by Rice University cognitive neuroscientist Stephanie Leal will focus… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Madelyn Castro, 1st year graduate student in the lab, for receiving a Rice University Social Sciences Research Institute’s (SSRI) Graduate Student Conference Travel grant to attend the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego, CA this year!… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Kayla Clark, 2nd year graduate student in the lab, for receiving a Rice University Social Sciences Research Institute’s (SSRI) Graduate Student Conference Travel grant to attend the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego, CA this year!… Continue Reading
Congratulations to Fernanda Morales Calva, 2nd year graduate student in the lab, for receiving a Rice University Social Sciences Research Institute’s (SSRI) Graduate Student Conference Travel grant to attend the 2022 Society for Neuroscience Meeting in San Diego, CA this… Continue Reading
Lorena Ferguson, entering her third year of graduate school, has successfully defended her Master’s Thesis examining the impact of retirement on emotional mnemonic discrimination! The public defense was held virtually on Friday, September 2, and the Master’s Thesis committee included… Continue Reading
Dr. Stephanie Leal has been awarded a 2022 Brain & Behavior Foundation Young Investigator Grant! The project will be supported for 2 years and aims to examine the impact of antidepressants on emotional pattern separation and medial temporal lobe dynamics.… Continue Reading
We are excited to announce that Hannah Ballard (Texas A&M) will be joining the lab as a postdoc starting in the Fall of 2022! She will have received her PhD from Texas A&M in Neuroscience and will be exploring “Estrogen… Continue Reading