Past News

PIIN Featured Faculty Member: Ulrike Dydak

October 27, 2017

Ulrike Dydak is Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Director of the Purdue Life Science MRI Facility.

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“The Neural Encoding and Decoding with Deep Learning for Dynamic Natural Vision”

October 27, 2017

Dr. Zhongming Liu, a member of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience (PIIN) and Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering recently published in the scientific journal, Cerebral Cortex.

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Behavioral & Neural Systems of Learning & Memory also being offered in the Spring 2018

October 27, 2017

The course will primarily be a mixture of lecture and roundtable research article discussions focused on the neural systems and behavioral plasticity involved in learning and memory.

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Researchers in various studies looking for participants

October 26, 2017

Here you will find a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants.

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

Neuroscience: Where engineering meets biology

October 26, 2017

Integrated, holistic research efforts are key to success, and the Weldon School's close ties to the Purdue Institute for Integrated Neuroscience (PINN) demonstrate that engineering and biology make an excellent fit.

Neuroscience: Where engineering meets biology

Researchers demonstrate ‘mind-reading’ brain-decoding tech

October 24, 2017

Researchers have demonstrated how to decode what the human brain is seeing by using artificial intelligence to interpret fMRI scans from people watching videos, representing a sort of mind-reading technology.

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Implantable pressure sensor that could improve glaucoma treatment advances through Purdue agreement

October 11, 2017

A digital health care startup, has signed a license agreement with Purdue Research Foundation and a development agreement with Helbling Technique to advance its wireless implantable pressure sensor technology.

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Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony honors faculty, administrators

October 11, 2017

A reception and ceremony were held on Friday (Oct. 6) to celebrate ratified distinguished and named professors and administrators at Purdue for their many accomplishments and successes. The event took place in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall.

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Effects of Wnt9a on Hair Cell Fate

October 9, 2017

The high resolution imaging that enabled the recent discovery of Dr. Vidhya Munnamalai, Assistant Research Scientist in Dr. Donna Fekete’s laboratory and a member of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience (PIIN) was featured on the cover of the prestigious Journal of Neuroscience. Her publication, Wnt9a Can Influence Cell Fate and Neural Connectivity across the Radial Axis of the Developing Cochlea is the first study to identify a specific Wnt ligand that can have a profound effect on radial identity in the developing cochlea.

Effects of Wnt9a on Hair Cell Fate

Office of the Provost and Discovery Park add fourth data science forum

September 29, 2017

To accommodate the high level of interest and demand, the Office of the Provost and Discovery Park are adding a fourth agile strategy forum on Purdue’s new data science initiative. Those who were unable to register for the previous sessions and are interested in participating may sign up now for the newly added session from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 2 in Stewart Center, Room 218.

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