Neuroscience

Photo of Aliyah Ross working in lab

Neuroscience Student Working to Uncover Role of PMAT Protein in Fear and Anxiety Disorders

Aliyah Ross, a senior neuroscience student in the Honors College at Kent State University, is diving headfirst into the world of research and examining how a specific protein may play a role in fear expression and anxiety disorders.  Ross is from Bolivar, Ohio and came to Kent State becaus…

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Caldwell's Neuroendocrinology and Behavior Lab Group pose for a photo in Cunningham Hall

Biological Sciences Researchers Exploring the Role of Brain Hormones in Development

What determines your social behavior as you develop into an adult? While this is a complex question to answer, understanding how the brain develops can provide critical insights. For two decades, Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Kent State University,…

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Kent State University students make their way to the Integrated Sciences Building on the Kent Campus.

Quality of Life: Researchers Exploring Treatments for Spinal Cord Injured Patients

A research group in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University is searching for potential treatments for men who have suffered spinal cord injuries and hope to regain bladder control and sexual functions.

Tags: Research & Science , Lique Coolen , Biological Sciences , Brain Health Research Institute , College of Arts & Sciences , Spinal Cord Injury , Sexual Function , Neuroscience , U.S. Department of Defense , Pre-clinical research , Treatments , Institutes and Initiatives

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Brain Health Research Institute is helping transform the culture of Kent State

Kent State’s New Undergraduate Neuroscience Major Thrives

Kent State University introduced a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience in fall 2019, and since the launch, the major has had tremendous growth. Enrollment is projected to surpass majors that have been at Kent State for years.

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Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D. (right), professor of biological sciences at Kent State University, works with a student in her lab.

NIH Continues Support of Kent State Alzheimer’s Researcher with New 2-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimer’s Disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts. But scientists studying the disease operate the same way — like Kent State University’s own Dr. Gemma Casadesus Smith. Since 2016, Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biologi…

Tags: Brain Health Research Institute , College of Arts and Sciences , National Institutes of Health , Neuroscience

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KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain

The College of Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for the sixth annual Neuroscience Symposium on April 25-26, 2018 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. This year's topic is "The Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain," with John Cryan, PhD, as our keynote speaker on Wednesday A…

Tags: Neuroscience , Psychology , Biology , Health , Research , brain health

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Kent State Holds Symposium on “The Neuroscience of the Social Brain” on April 7-8

Kent State University’s fourth annual Neuroscience Symposium will cover the latest research findings on “The Neuroscience of The Social Brain” on April 7-8 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center located in downtown Kent, Ohio. In a keynote address on April 7 at 7:15 p.m., Jacqueli…

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Investigating Alzheimer’s Disease: Kent State Researcher to Speak at Neuroscience Symposium on April 10

Gemma Casadesus Smith describes herself as a scientist who likes to investigate ideas that run counter to prevailing thought. Her research on Alzheimer’s disease has looked at the effects on the brain of oxidative stress, hormone treatments and the regulation of metabolism.  When a new avenue …

Tags: Division of Research and Sponsored Programs , Research , Department of Biological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Neuroscience , Symposium

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Kent State Hosts its Inaugural Neuroscience Symposium on April 29

Kent State University hosts its inaugural Neuroscience Symposium, “The Neuroscience of Mental Health,” on April 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 7:15 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The purpose of this symposium is to bring together nationally renowned neuroscience researchers, clinical…

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