Neuroscience Journal Club Investigates Synesthesia

HELP US CELEBRATE BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK (3/16-3/20) Thursday, March 19 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Langseth 102 Synesthesia is the “mixing of the senses” and refers to the phenomenon of cross activation between the senses. Some synesthetes taste colors, other hear feelings or smell sounds! The Journal Club will investigate the neuroscience of this peculiar and fascinating condition. Follow the link […]

Amnesia Movie Night and the H.M. Experience

HELP US CELEBRATE BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK (MARCH 16-20) Tuesday, March 17 | 6-9 p.m. | Langseth 104 Patient H.M. was a classic psychological case study in which brain surgery left him with the inability to form new memories – after the surgery he was left completely amnesic. In honor of Patient H.M. and Brain Awareness Week, we will be watching […]

MSUM Biosciences research students win best undergraduate poster award

MSUM Biosciences Research Students won the “Best Undergraduate Poster Award” at the Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Chapter of The Wildlife Society held in Willmar, MN, on 18-20 February 2020.   In a long-term study (2001-2019), research students from the Biosciences Department at MSUM have live-trapped and marked over 1,000 painted turtles (Chryemys picta belli) in Clay County, Minnesota, in order […]

D2D State Fair Research Opportunity: Deadline March 2

There is still room for your study at the D2D Research Facility this summer. D2D is for faculty, students and staff from any department to recruit from among 2 million fairgoers for on-site, human-subjects research. Average enrollment in 2019 was 162 participants per half-day shift (range 22-412). One-quarter of enrollees live outside the 11-county metro. A ten-minute online application is […]