Carnegie Mellon University

Neuroscience

Movement information offers critical visual cues

Most research studies use pictures to explore how the brain constructs what we 'see,' but, we do not live in a static world. Motion cues offer a rich source of untapped information that can be beneficial in understanding ...

Neuroscience

Modeling the growth process of neurons

Modeling the growth cycle of a neuron is tricky, as neurons are formed for vastly different functions all over the body. However, every neuron begins its life in about the same way and goes through five distinct stages of ...

Health

Drinking alone foreshadows future alcohol problems

A new study from Carnegie Mellon University found that drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood strongly increases risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) later in life. This risk is especially high for women. The ...

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