By using advanced machine learning, researchers have created compact, yet highly accurate models to better understand the visual system, offering potential breakthroughs for both neuroscience and artificial intelligence. www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

In a leap for personalized medicine, CMU scientists have discovered a simple and valuable way to improve brain cancer surgeries. www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

"Across neuroscience, biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Neuroscience Institute are exploring how pain is measured, understood and treated to support safer, more effective care." www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

"Research from Carnegie Mellon University helps explain why that split-second pause happens and how the brain controls it, offering insight not only into elite athletic performance, but also how people make everyday decisions when the outcome isn’t clear." www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

Clinicians rely on fetal heart rate to assess distress during labor, but it doesn’t reveal oxygen levels. Research from CMU introduces a noninvasive optical framework to estimate fetal oxygenation, offering a potential advance in monitoring fetal health during childbirth www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

The Master of Science in Neural Technologies (MiNT) – jointly offered by CMU's Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Biomedical Engineering — places students at the edge of a fast-moving field where neuroscience meets engineering and AI. www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

Carnegie Mellon University has named renowned cognitive neuroscientist David Badre as director of the Neuroscience Institute, charting an ambitious course for the next era of cross-disciplinary discovery. His appointment begins July 1, 2026. www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

Carnegie Mellon engineering researchers have designed the first microfabricated stainless steel neural probe that allows for safer, more accurate brain sensing. www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

We are pleased to announce the new Master’s in Neural Technologies (MiNT) program. Please visit our website to learn more and apply: www.cmu.edu/ni/academics...

Studying drinking in a controlled social environment allows CMU researchers to mix the rigor of the lab with the authentic social contexts where alcohol use usually occurs. www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

This episode of Vox’s “Unexplainable” podcast features Alison Barth, Maxwell H. and Gloria C. Connan Professor in the Life Sciences and a member of the Carnegie Mellon University Neuroscience Institute, and Saket Navlakha, a former CMU postdoctoral researcher... www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

We have an opening for a Finance Manager! Apply here: tinyurl.com/y4prnbd6

Congratulations Amy Bastian, recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences, and congratulations Anjuli Niyogi, recipient of the Carnegie Prize Student Fellowship. #carnegiemellonuniversity #cmuneuro #carnegieprize #BrainHealth #science

Your support on Giving CMU Day will advance the Neuroscience Institute’s work by supporting student and faculty researchers as they discover new insights into the function of the human brain and make substantial progress toward therapies and treatments for neurological disorders tinyurl.com/584u5jex

Recent developments in brain technology are expanding the horizons of neuroscience research. tinyurl.com/4dyh6d37

A new study led by Wood Neuro Group uses advanced brain imaging and a digital visualization tool to illuminate how sickle cell disease pain is processed in the brain. #neuroscience #CMU #cmuneuro #sicklecell #SickleCellAwareness #BrainHealth #painmanagement www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

A team at Carnegie Mellon University is helping kids understand artificial intelligence with a soft, squishy, LED-lit neural network. #carnegiemellonuniversity #neuroscience #AI #computerscience www.cmu.edu/ni/news-even...

Amy Bastian, professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named the next recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Prize in Mind and Brain Sciences. #neuroscience #carnegieprize #johnshopkinsuniversity #carnegiemellonuniversity www.cmu.edu/ni/news/2025...

Come along with CMU Professor Timothy Verstynen for a playful dive into the “neuroscience of zombies,” where movie monsters meet real brain science. Along the way you’ll learn some surprising truths about how our own minds and bodies work. Wednesday, October 29, Noon ET On Zoom tinyurl.com/4e5pn3xa

We have openings for a Senior Academic Program Coordinator and a Assistant Professor tenure-track position in Neuro-Technology. Apply here: tinyurl.com/483mz7b8 apply.interfolio.com/174536

"For more than a decade, Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientist Aryn Gittis has been unraveling the mystery of how the brain controls movement. Her research is now pointing toward new treatments for Parkinson’s disease." www.cmu.edu/ni/news/2025...

Carnegie Mellon University’s Neuroscience Institute has awarded Elizabeth Lee, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Program in Neural Computation (PNC), the 2025 Sutherland-Merlino Fellowship. tinyurl.com/ymaw6nvx

We have an opening for a Senior Academic Program Coordinator at the Pittsburgh campus. We are looking for a dynamic individual to add to our team to provide administrative and programmatic support to a new Masters program within the Neuroscience Institute: tinyurl.com/27w9mvcs

At Tuesday’s Pirates-Cubs game, fans joined CMU neuroscientists to learn about the neuroscience of baseball at PNC Park for the first of our “Teach-Out” series, designed to highlight the value of science through direct public engagement. #CMU #cmuscience #neuroscience #baseball #PittsburghPirates

"Researchers explore NIRS as a non-invasive screening tool for adults with sickle cell disease, advancing prior studies by measuring dynamic cerebral autoregulation and responses during breathing to better assess oxygenation and aging-related mechanisms." www.cmu.edu/ni/news/scre...

On the latest Brain Inspired podcast episode, Xaq Pitkow shares his principles to study cognition in our imperfect brains and bodies, and how AI and machine learning are contributing to our efforts to understand brains and minds. youtu.be/ugorctvkCa0?...

"Using a corkscrew, writing a letter with a pen or unlocking a door by turning a key are actions that seem simple but actually require a complex orchestration of precise movements. So, how does the brain do it?" #neuroscience #CMU #psychology #carnegiemellonuniversity tinyurl.com/na3w8dbc

"Heller estimates that at least 5% of young adults in the United States experience misophonia. They don’t just dislike sounds like chewing or pen clicking. Sounds can trigger real emotional or even physical discomfort, interfering with work, relationships and daily life." tinyurl.com/hf9m5ru8

"The discovery, while seemingly intuitive, could have widespread implications for understanding how humans learn and inform new ways to address learning challenges." tinyurl.com/5n8jyy77

🎉 Congratulations to Glen de Vries Dean of MCS, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham on receiving the 2025 Brown Engineering Alumni Medal (BEAM)!🏅The award annually honors engineering graduates of Brown University who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in their careers. #womeninstem @barbsc.bsky.social

Awesome work completed by @reecedkeller.bsky.social, graduate student in the Program of Neural Computation and president of the Neuroscience Institute Student Organization! #NeuroAI

Physics 🤝 Neuroscience Yunshu Li, a recent CMU physics grad, earned the Fugassi & Monteverde Award for her interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience research, studying how the brain processes & isolates specific sounds in noisy settings 🔊🧠 @barbsc.bsky.social Read more about her CMU experience ⬇️

CMU and Pitt researchers Xaq Pitkow and Aaron Batista join the $80 million Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE), a 10-year initiative bridging neuroscience and machine learning to study perception and action in natural environments. Read more about their research focus and goals ⬇️

Tim Verstynen, Interim Director of the NI, has been awarded the 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship! 👏 Awarded annually to "trailblazing artists and scholars," Tim will be inducted into the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows on June 2. Read more about his upcoming "exploration of exploration." 🌎 ⬇️

Congratulations to our Ph.D. graduates! 🎓🎉 On May 9th, the Neuroscience Institute proudly celebrated five students completing the Program in Neural Computation and the PNC/Machine Learning Joint Program. Best wishes for your continued success - we look forward to seeing all that you achieve!

Jasmine Kwasa, current post-doc fellow at the Neuroscience Institute, was recently recognized as one of this years "Tartans on the Rise", which celebrates select CMU alumni for their leadership, innovation, and career achievements 🎉 👏 Read more about how she develops accessible, unbiased EEG tech ⬇️

"Research is about a lot of failures...(but) progress comes from knowing why things failed and then building on it," says CMU undergrad Anyssa Oden, who shares her research journey through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program in this featured article! ⬇️ #CMU #undergradresearch

The Queen is officially in! Last week, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham, founding director of the Neuroscience Institute, was installed as Glen De Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science. We are all so excited to see the positive impacts her leadership and direction will bring! Congratulations Barb!!🎉

How does the brain work? Scientists are closer to the answer with the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date. 🧵 🧠📈

Congratulations to Steve Chase, professor in BME and the Neuroscience Institute, for his recent induction into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows!! 🎉 Learn more about this distinguished achievement and Chase's outstanding work below! #CMU

Neuroscience Institute Celebration 2025! 🎉 It’s always a fun time when students, faculty, and administrators at the NI get together! Huge thanks to Velum Fermentation for providing such a fun and active place for us, and to Cold Friends Kitchen for their hard work and amazing food!

"What makes an artificial system a good model of intelligence?" Researchers at CMU are addressing this question with a focus on artificial brain models. Read more about how the proposed "NeuroAI Turing Test" offers a standard benchmark to develop "truly brain-like AI"! arxiv.org/abs/2502.16238

Carl Olson, Professor of the Neuroscience Institute at CMU, died Nov. 23, 2024. Carl was a renowned neuroscientist who provided insights into fundamental issues in the neural basis of cognition. Read more about Carl's life and legacy in his published obituary. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In 2024, CMU-Africa, CMU-Pittsburgh, and the non-profit TReND in Africa held the CaMinA summer program in Kigali, Rwanda. There, students received both theoretical and hands-on training in basic concepts of computational neuroscience and machine learning. Learn more in this featured article! #CMU

Researchers from CMU and Allegheny Health Network have developed a new method for deep brain stimulation. “DeepFocus” offers a steerable, minimally invasive and more accurate way to treat deep brain areas in comparison to implants or traditional scalp electrodes. Read more in this featured article!

Carnegie Mellon University researchers have identified a region in the brain's visual cortex that responds to food. They've developed a theoretical framework that could explain the origins of this selectivity. Read more in this featured article or in their Trend in Neuroscience paper! #food #brain

Developmental psychologists and statisticians team up to investigate the accuracy and reliability of research tools used to assess how children learn. Read more about how CMU researchers statistically evaluate spatial arrangement tasks with nontraditional data in this featured article! #research

The NI's Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship Program invites early career applicants to collaborate with university-wide faculty working on brain research. Read more on how the two newest fellows, Julien Dirani & Chiara Repetti-Ludlow, map language in the brain! www.cmu.edu/ni/news/dist...

The Neuroscience Institute at CMU brings together interdisciplinary expertise to understand & improve brain function, invent & apply novel neural technologies & tools, and educate the next generation of neuroscience leaders. Click to learn about NI's achievements & goals: www.cmu.edu/ni/news/neur...