Check out this article featuring NTP trainer Xinyu Zhao and the results published earlier this year from her lab on possible treatments for fragile X syndrome!
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Cynthia Czajkowski is the new associate vice chancellor to oversee research in biological sciences!
A starring role for nonhuman primates in the stem cell story
NTP trainer Marina Emborg’s research on Parkinson’s disease is featured in this article about the importance of nonhuman primates in modern research. In addition, NTP trainer and Primate Center director Jon Levine shares the importance …
Robert Fettiplace’s explorations of the inner ear earn him the Kavli Prize
Dementia Matters: The Science of Sleep and Brain Health
Check out this podcast titled “The Science of Sleep and Brain Health” featuring NTP alumna Kate Sprecher! Topics such as the importance of sleep to your brain and healthy sleep tips are covered within this …
Video game to improve empathy in school kids
In this article, the effects of a video game designed to train empathy are explored and explained by researchers, including NTP trainer Richard Davidson!
Video game improves balance in youth with autism
NTP trainer Brittany Travers is featured in the Summer 2018 edition of Learning Connections by the School of Education for her research suggesting that video game-based training to improve balance can help youth with autism …
What causes anxiety? We may inherit mental illness from our parents, study in monkey suggests
“We are continuing to discover the brain circuits that underlie human anxiety, especially the alterations in circuit function that underlie the early childhood risk to develop anxiety and depressive disorders,” states NTP trainer Ned Kalin. …
Society of Neurological Surgeons Honors Robert Dempsey
We are pleased to share that NTP trainer Robert Dempsey received the national society’s Medical Student Teaching Award for his dedication to mentoring and teaching medical students at UW-Madison. Congratulations, Dr. Dempsey!
The Thai soccer coach taught his team to meditate in the flooded cave — and it may have played a powerful role in keeping them alive
NTP trainer Richard Davidson discusses the benefits to meditation when dealing with outside disturbances, as it relates to the health of the soccer team trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for more than two …