Nature News and Views article written by Hugo Spiers summarizing our recent study
Nature News and Views Oscillations in neuronal activity in the medial temporal lobe of the human brain encode proximity to boundaries such as walls, both when navigating while walking and when watching another person do so. REad more
NIH media coverage “Scientists discover how our brains track where we and others go”
National Institutes of Health For the first time, scientists have recorded how our brains navigate physical space and keep track of others’ location. Researchers used a special backpack to wirelessly monitor the brain waves of epilepsy patients as each one walked around an empty room hunting for a hidden, two-foot spot. In an article published […]
Jay Gill receives SfN Trainee Professional Development Award
Jay Gill (PhD2, MSTP student) recently received a Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award! Congratulations! The Trainee Professional Development Award (TPDA) recognizes undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.
Sabrina Levy receives NIH F32 grant
Congratulations to MSTP student Sabrina Levy who was just awarded an NRSA F30 predoctoral fellowship for MD/PhD with a score of 16 (3%tile) on the 1st submission! NRSA F32 fellowships provide up to three years of support for promising postdoctoral researchers who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators within the broad scope of biomedical, behavioral, […]
Science Magazine covers our recent Mo-DBRS platform
Science Magazine Call it neuroscience on the go. Scientists have developed a backpack that tracks and stimulates brain activity as people go about their daily lives. The advance could allow researchers to get a sense of how the brain works outside of a laboratory—and how to monitor diseases such as Parkinson’s and post-traumatic stress disorder […]
U Magazine highlights Nanthia Suthana in “Virtual Traveler”
U Magazine When Nanthia Suthana, PhD ’09 (FEL ’12), was an undergrad at UCLA, she took a year off from school to travel through Europe and try to make sense of the rest of her life. “There I was, a 19-year-old well out of her comfort zone and in a new and strange cultural world,” she says. […]
Nature video featuring work by the Suthana lab
Nature Video Virtual-reality technology is being used to decode the inner workings of the human brain. By tasking people and rodents with solving puzzles inside virtual spaces, neuroscientists hope to learn how the brain navigates the environment and remembers spatial information. In this documentary, Shamini Bundell visits three neuroscience labs that are using virtual-reality technology […]
The Suthana lab is awarded the McKnight Technological Innovations in Neuroscience Award
McKnight Foundation The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience (MEFN) announced the three recipients of $600,000 in grant funding through the 2019 MEFN Technology Awards, recognizing these projects for their ability to fundamentally change the way neuroscience research is conducted. Each of the projects will receive a total of $200,000 over the next two years, advancing […]
Nanthia Suthana joins Jonathan Van Ness on the “Getting Curious” Podcast
Getting Curious with Jonathan van Ness Dr. Nanthia Suthana is a neuroscientist from UCLA who joins Jonathan to discuss memories, how the brain works, epilepsy, new breakthroughs in medical technologies, how virtual reality is used in therapy, and more.
Mashable showcases Nanthia Suthana on an episode of “How She Works”
Mashable With neuroscience, inspiration struck Nanthia Suthana at the age of 19. She read about a famous case in which a man underwent brain surgery that robbed him of the ability to form new memories, and she sprung into action. Now, Dr. Suthana is a neuroscientist at the David Geffen School of Medicine at […]