The University of North Carolina, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (UNC-CIDD) is seeking fellows for a postdoctoral research training program in neurodevelopmental disorders. Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), this program emphasizes research training … Read more
Congratulations Jordan! More info on the Morehead-Cain Scholars Program can be found here: Morehead-Cain Scholars
Adelaide Zhao presented a NIRL/CogNiT research poster titled “Changes in the Biological Stress Response Through Adolescence” at the 2018 UNC Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Abstract: A heightened physiological stress response can cause cell damage and an aberrant alteration of the … Read more
Rawan Ajeen presented a NIRL research poster titled “Electrophysiological and Behavioral Response of Restrained and Unrestrained Eating Behaviors in Response to Emotional Images” at the 2018 UNC Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Abstract: The boundary model (Herman & Polivy, 1984) characterize … Read more
Alex Sirois presented NIRL research titled “White Matter Connectivity in Veterans with Comorbid Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury” at the 2018 UNC Celebration of Undergraduate Research. Abstract: It has been estimated that up to 50% of combat veterans … Read more
Ashley Williams presented UNC NIRL’s CogNiT Project research titled “Imaging Stress Effects on Working Memory Capacity in Adolescents At-Risk” at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Bostion, MA. PDF Link
Terry Magnuson, UNC Vice Chancellor for Research, has appointed Aysenil (“Ayse”) Belger to serve as the next director of the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG). For over 50 years, FPG has been a leader in generating knowledge, informing … Read more
Candace Killian-Farrell presented UNC NIRL’s CogNiT project research titled “Stress and Anxiety Impact Maturation of Adolescent Neural Circuitry Involved in Emotion and Reward Processing” at the Society of Social Work and Research’s 22nd Annual Conference in Washington DC. Click here … Read more
Paper by Erin King BS, Alana Campbell PhD, Aysenil Belger PhD, Karen Grewen PhD, Prenatal Nicotine Exposure Disrupts Infant Neural Markers of Orienting published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research Journal.
