Western Washington University Associate Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience Janet Finlay has been awarded $372,735 from the National Institutes of Health to support her research into the neurobiology of schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric illness associated with delusions, hallucinations, cognitive deficits, and poor social functioning. Current treatments for the disease include antipsychotic medications; however, cognitive deficits caused by schizophrenia are difficult to treat.

Western Washington University Assistant Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience Jacqueline Rose has been awarded $391,896 from the National Institutes of Health for use in her research into how experience creates change in the brain.

Faculty from Western Washington University’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments will gather for a monthly neighborhood round-table discussion, “Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB),” from 7- 8:30 p.m. Monday, April 5, at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.

“Sparking Memories: Designing Light-Activated Neurons to Control Activity” is this month’s topic, which will be hosted by Heather Van Epps, an assistant professor in Western’s Biology department.

George Ojemann, M.D., a professor emeritus with the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Washington School of Medicine, will be on the Western Washington University campus Tuesday, Feb. 16, to give a lecture titled "Relationship Between Human Cortical Physiology & fMRI During Language & Memory."

Ojemann's research focuses on the neurobiology of human cognition, particularly cortical organization for language and memory, which he investigates in the context of awake neurosurgery under local anesthesia.

Faculty from WWU’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments will gather for a monthly neighborhood round-table discussion, “Neuroscience on Tap: Bring Your Own Brain (BYOB),” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.

“Monkey See Monkey Do! The Mirror Neuron Revolution” is this month’s topic, which will be hosted by Kelly Jantzen, an assistant professor in Western’s Psychology Department.

Jackie Rose, an assistant professor of psychology at Western Washington University, will speak on memory processes across the lifespan at the monthly Neuroscience on Tap event from 7 to 8:30 p.m. n Tuesday, Jan. 4.

Faculty from WWU’s Behavioral Neuroscience Program and Biology and Psychology departments gather monthly for the neighborhood round-table discussions, which are held at Bob’s Burgers & Brew, 202 E. Holly St. in downtown Bellingham.

Jon Bale explains that the clear liquid he’s carefully dripping into a glass test tube in the laboratory contains neurotransmitters, the chemicals that allow brain cells to communicate with each other.

Working on a research project studying brain neurochemistry with Associate Professor of Psychology Janet Finlay, Bale is getting important research experience for a student who aspires to become a neurologist.

Elaine Jones, chief operating officer of the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, presented a talk titled “A Business Model for Changing the World” on Friday, Oct. 2, at Western Washington University that covered basic advancements in the field of neuroscience, highlight the world-renowned Allen Brain Atlas projects and discuss the Allen Institute’s unique business model.