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Drs. Zhang & Luck publish working memory paper in Nature

by Steve Luck — 2008-04-02 12:09 PM

CMB postdoc Weiwei Zhang and his mentor Steve Luck publish new findings about visual working memory in Nature

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Dr. Blythe Corbett to discuss Autism on Studio 360

Dr. Blythe Corbett to discuss Autism on Studio 360

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2008-03-28 02:04 AM

Dr. Corbett, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute and affiliate of the CMB, will be interviewed on “Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen” at 9pm on Saturday, March 29th.

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Dr. Whitney Selected for VSS Young Investigator Award

Dr. Whitney Selected for VSS Young Investigator Award

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2008-03-15 03:11 PM

The CMB's Dr. David Whitney has been chosen as the recipient for the 2008 Vision Science Society's Young Investigator Award.

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Dr. Petr Janata to Discuss Being "In Synch" with Musician Moby

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2008-03-15 03:17 PM

Thursday, March 26th at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York, New York.

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Jason Haberman wins VSS Student Travel Award

by Faraz Farzin — 2008-03-03 03:27 AM

Jason, a graduate student in David Whitney's lab, won the competitive VSS Travel Award for his research on set representation and ensemble coding of faces. The award will be presented to him at the meeting this May. Congrats to Jason and David!

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NSF funds new studies of brain attention mechanisms

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2008-01-11 12:10 AM

Dr. Mangun, Dr. Usrey and Dr. Whitney have received a new three-year NSF grant to investigate brain attention mechanisms.

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Dr. Mangun elected Fellow of the Association of Psychological Science

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2008-01-11 12:09 AM

Dr. Ron Mangun, the Director of the Center for Mind and Brain has been elected a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS).

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Charan Ranganath wins 2008 CNS Young Investigator Award

Charan Ranganath wins 2008 CNS Young Investigator Award

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2007-11-06 11:55 PM

Charan Ranganath, Associate Professor of Psychology in the Center for Neuroscience, and an Affiliated Faculty member of the CMB win a 2008 Cognitive Neuroscience Society Young Investigator Award.

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2007 CMB Pumpkin Carving Contest

2007 CMB Pumpkin Carving Contest

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2007-10-26 04:17 AM

The Whitney Lab's pumpkin emerged victorious, despite an excellent field of contenders!

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NSF funds new research on children’s future-oriented reasoning

by Kristin Lagattuta — 2007-08-30 12:37 AM

Kristin H. Lagattuta (Primary Investigator) was awarded a 3-year grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate development and individual differences in children's reasoning about future-oriented thoughts, emotions, and decisions.

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CMB Recruiting for Faculty Positions

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2007-09-25 04:30 AM

The CMB is currently recruiting for several tenure-track faculty positions.

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NSF Funds New Studies of Attention

NSF Funds New Studies of Attention

by Ron Mangun — 2008-04-13 03:26 AM

A new three year grant to be awarded by the Cognitive Neuroscience Program of the National Science Foundation will support cross-species studies of visual attention to be conducted by Dr. Mangun, Dr. Usrey and Dr. Whitney.

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David Whitney given ASUCD teaching award

David Whitney given ASUCD teaching award

by Jason Haberman — 2007-05-26 04:07 AM

For the second time in three years, David Whitney was selected by students to receive the ASUCD Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Kristyn Sanders awarded Presidential Undergraduate Fellowship (PUF)

by Jason Haberman — 2007-05-25 08:32 AM

Kristyn Sanders, an undergraduate researcher in David Whitney's lab, was awarded an $850 grant for her project examining set representation.

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Lisa Oakes Featured in UC Davis Spotlight

Lisa Oakes Featured in UC Davis Spotlight

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2007-05-10 04:52 AM

CMB Researcher Dr. Lisa Oakes is featured on this month's UC Davis Spotlight

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Jason Fischer wins 2007 Gazzaniga Prize

Jason Fischer wins 2007 Gazzaniga Prize

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2007-05-02 11:05 PM

This annual prize is given annually for the best graduate student poster in cognitive neurosciences.

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Paul Bulakowski (in Whitney lab) and Dr. Robert Post receive collaborative teaching fellowship

by Paul Bulakowski — 2007-04-06 04:12 AM

Paul and Dr. Post (Psychology) were awarded a Chancellor’s Teaching Fellowship, giving them an opportunity to co-teach a course in Perception next year.

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Dr. Janata receives Metanexus grant to investigate music and spirituality

by Jeremy M. Smith — 2007-03-06 05:12 AM

Institute awards $4.6 million to further scientific research on "Music, Spirituality, Religion, and the Human Brain"

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