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Congratulations to Professor Aina Puce

on the publication of her book MEG-EEG Primer in collaboration with co-author Riitta Hari. MEG-EEG Primer is the first volume to introduce and discuss Magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG) side-by-side, starting from their physical and physiological bases and advancing to methods of data acquisition, analysis, visualization, and interpretation; 

Professor Jerome Busemeyer was named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the most prestigious honorary societies. 

A retirement party was held on April 11th for three beloved and dedicated faculty: Brian O’Donnell, James Townsend and Meredith West 

Professor Linda Smith has won the 2018 Association for Psychological Science William James Fellow Award

The William James Fellow Award is a lifetime achievement award for basic research. She also received two major awards from Indiana University: the 2017 Distinguished Faculty Research Lecture Award and a $3 million Emerging Areas of Research Grant (THE SCIENCE OF LEARNING IS READY FOR TAKEOFF).
Listen to her March 8th Distinguished Faculty Research Lecture
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4PBS faculty received the 2017 Indiana University Trustees Teaching Award: Anne Krendl, Karin James, Mary Murphy and Linda Sinex

8Professor Robert Goldstone joined seven other active PBS faculty members named a Distinguished Professor, the highest academic rank the university bestows on faculty.

24Compounds-- including caffeine-- identified by Professor Hui-Chen Lu with the potential to boost an enzyme in the brain shown to protect against dementia.

PRESS RELEASES

A study by Linda Smith suggests that children’s first words are predictable

based on the prevalence of those objects in their visual world. CBS News, the Atlantic, Medical Daily, Science Daily, the Parenting Village, Neuroscience News and other sources covered this news.

SPEA Professor Shahzeen Attari and PBS professor David Landy received a $500,000

National Science Foundation grant to combine expertise in environmental and cognitive science to address the way individuals can effectively understand and control their energy consumption to meet environmental challenges.

A study led by Brian D’Onofrio found that mothers' use of antidepressants during early pregnancy

does not increase the risk of their children developing autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Coverage of the study appeared in the Washington Post, on CBS News, Time, New York Magazine and other sources.

Research conducted by Andrea Hohmann showed that the brain’s cannabis receptors

may be used to treat chronic pain without the side effects associated with opioid-based pain relievers or medical marijuana.