The Baltimore Brain Connect is a collaborative set of programming for this year's Brain Awareness Week. We have recently finalized the details of this line of programming and would like to invite all neuroscientists to participate where they are able.

Publications from Primary Faculty Members - February 2018:

Han L, Limjunyawong N, Ru F, Li Z, Hall OJ, Steele H, Zhu Y, Wilson J, Mitzner W, Kollarik M, Undem BJ, Canning BJ, Dong X. Mrgprs on vagal sensory neurons contribute to bronchoconstriction and airway hyper-responsiveness. Nat Neurosci. 2018 Feb 5. doi: 10.1038/s41593-018-0074-8. [Epub ahead of print]

Sasikumar D, Emeric E, Stuphorn V, Connor CE. First-Pass Processing of Value Cues in the Ventral Visual Pathway. Curr Biol. 2018 Feb 19;28(4):538-548.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.01.051. Epub 2018 Feb 8.

Athletes who make it to the Olympics have the speed or strength or whatever physical skills it takes to be among the best in the world in their respective sports. But Johns Hopkins University Neuroscientist Christopher Fetsch and colleagues say those who ultimately bring home gold have also honed the mind of a medalist.

Dr. Fetsch’s research focus at the Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute is how the brain makes fast decisions during body motion. The principles he’s learning can be applied to how an Olympic skiier makes adjustments in mid-turn, or how a hockey player decides whether to shoot or pass in a given moment.