Photo of Saishruthi Donthula (Sai), a woman with long dark hair wearing a white lab coat and holding VR goggles, standing in front of the ZVR Lab sign and smiling.

Meet the ZVR Lab team: Saishruthi Donthula, Undergrad RA: “I’m interested in how we can translate neuroscience research into clinical applications to better understand and treat neurological and psychiatric disorders. Fun fact: I like pizza crust more than the actual pizza!” 🧠 🍕 #URochesterResearch

Altered First- but not Higher-Order Motion Aftereffect Strength in Individuals With Schizophrenia AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. Perception integrates sensory input with prior knowledge. Alterations in how both information sources are combined may l

New research from @drsmsilverstein.bsky.social shows that people with schizophrenia may process recent visual experiences differently. This study found stronger early-stage visual adaptation, suggesting changes in basic visual brain areas may play a role.
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Our #BME seniors & MS students in the CMTI program are gearing up for this year's #DesignDay on May 4th. You won't want to miss this annual event hosted by the Hajim School of Engineering (@urengineering.bsky.social)!

🔗More info: www.hajim.rochester.edu/bme/news-eve...

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Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of cln3 disease (batten disease) using the Delphi consensus methodology - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - CLN3 disease, also called Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (JNCL), or Batten disease, is an ultra‑rare, neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disorder...

NEW from Alex Levin: Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of cln3 disease (batten disease) using the Delphi consensus methodology, published in Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. @flaumeye.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1186/s130... #URochesterResearch

Statistics of natural scenes shape contextual modulation in the visual cortex Vision is context dependent, with neuronal responses shaped not only by local features but also by surrounding visual input. While classical studies, …

New publication from Ralf Haefner in Neuron: Statistics of natural scenes shape contextual modulation in the visual cortex. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.ne... @cvsuor.bsky.social

Distinct eccentricity-driven dynamics in foveal and extrafoveal visual crowding Visual crowding—impaired object recognition caused by nearby stimuli—is well documented in peripheral vision and linked to grouping and segmentation. …

NEW from Martina Poletti: Distinct eccentricity-driven dynamics in foveal and extrafoveal visual crowding, published in iScience.
doi.org/10.1016/j.is... #URochesterResearch
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Proud to rank among the top 16 research schools in the nation. Research has been in our curriculum since our inception 100 years ago, and we're still pushing to make the world ever better.

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Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium: Integrating Environment and Health - Events - Institute for Human Health and the Environment - University of Rochester - University of Rochester Medical Center (Register ASAP, but no later than May 15. Space limited!)

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! 📢
Great Lakes Microplastics Research Symposium: Integrating Environment and Health
June 18 at the @magrochester.bsky.social

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A curious secret of color vision revealed by scientists Knowing how your eye optimizes vision could have big implications for the progression of nearsightedness

New research from Benjamin Chin shows that knowing how your eye optimizes vision could have big implications for the progression of nearsightedness. www.scientificamerican.com/article/secr... #URochesterResearch @sciam.bsky.social

1of2) 🎉 Congrats to Scott MacRae & Susana Marcos! They have received the 2025 Obstbaum Award for the best original article published in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. #URochesterResearch

Take a quick tour of our newly restored Clinical Research Center!

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Projection-specific intersectional optogenetics for precise excitation and inhibition in the marmoset brain The primate cerebral cortex relies on long-range connections to integrate information across spatially distributed and functionally specialized areas,…

NEW from Cell Reports Methods: Projection-specific intersectional optogenetics for precise excitation and inhibition in the marmoset brain, co-authored by Jude Mitchell. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... @urneuroscience.bsky.social 
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Statistical Methods in Clinical and Translational Research Statistical Methods in Clinical and Translational Research: From Efficient Trial Design to Modeling Complex Data for Biological Insight This talk will highlight how principled statistical methods can…

THURSDAY: Statistical Methods in Clinical and Translational Research | Apr. 9

Kathy Zhou, PhD, MS, will highlight how principled statistical methods can strengthen clinical and translational research. Register now:

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3of3) In contrast, stroke patients with left-sided vision loss appeared less sensitive to driving-related optic flow, possibly due to lateralization in the processing of visual motion information by the brain. #URochesterResearch @perform-lab.bsky.social @flaumeye.bsky.social

Distinct eccentricity-driven dynamics in foveal and extrafoveal visual crowding Visual crowding—impaired object recognition caused by nearby stimuli—is well documented in peripheral vision and linked to grouping and segmentation. …

OUT NOW from Ashley Clark, Krish Prahalad, & Martina Poletti: Distinct eccentricity-driven dynamics in foveal and extrafoveal visual crowding. #URochesterResearch
doi.org/10.1016/j.is... @aplabur.bsky.social @cvsuor.bsky.social

A shout-out to Aldo Tecse @uofrbme.bsky.social @marcoslabur.bsky.social #BuckleyLab @cvsuor.bsky.social, presenting today in #GraduateResearch Day @urengineering.bsky.social @urochestersmd.bsky.social #URochesterResearch #CornealBiomechanics #OCE

three small samples of lunar glass.

Artemis II lifts off—the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972. 🚀

Using glass collected on those Apollo missions, URochester researchers have found the Moon likely never had a magnetic shield—fueling the future of lunar exploration in the Artemis era.

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Frequency-specific attentional mechanisms phasically modulate the influence of distractors on task performance Our attentional resources vary rhythmically, which supports the shifting of attentional resources but might also make us more susceptible to distractors. This study shows that theta and alpha phases…

NEW pub from @fiebelkornian.bsky.social in PLOS Biology: Frequency-specific attentional mechanisms phasically modulate the influence of distractors on task performance. doi.org/10.1371/jour... #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social

Frontiers | IL1A enhances TNF-induced retinal ganglion cell death IntroductionA growing body of literature suggests a role for neuroinflammation in retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death in glaucoma. For instance, deficiency of ...

NEW from Katherine Andersh & Rick Libby: IL1A enhances TNF-induced retinal ganglion cell death, published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. doi.org/10.3389/fnag... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

Associations between symptom severity in autism and functional neuroimaging measures of audiovisual speech perception Individuals on the Autism Spectrum do not benefit as much from visual articulatory cues when compared to neurotypicals, especially under noisy environ…

OUT NOW from @johnfoxe.bsky.social Associations between symptom severity in autism and functional neuroimaging measures of audiovisual speech perception, published in NeuroImage: Clinical. #URochesterResearch doi.org/10.1016/j.ni... @urneuroscience.bsky.social

2of2) People living near more speakers with Chinese accents adapted faster to those accents, demonstrating that long-term, real-world exposure helps listeners understand speech. #URochesterResearch

Study Examines How Pregnancy May Help the Body Eliminate Mercury from Fish New research examines whether pregnancy and the gut microbiome help eliminate mercury from fish and naturally protect the developing fetus.

How does the body protect the developing brain from environmental toxins? #URochesterResearch is studying whether pregnancy itself helps the body eliminate mercury from fish before it reaches the fetus

Meet the Plastics of LOMP!
Our researchers from the Lake Ontario MicroPlastics Center (LOMP) are studying many types of plastics. These fact sheets provide information about some of these plastics and why LOMP researchers are studying them.
urmc.rochester.edu/environmenta...

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Neuroscience researchers address a classroom

Students split into smaller groups and work on graduate student designed projects to learn about the brain

Cultivating an interest in brain research is what NEURO2ALL is all about!

It was wonderful to partner with the Rochester Young Scientists Club and teach with 5th and 6th grade students about the brain! #URochesterResearch

New research from Jannick Rolland shows that as optics face stricter demands, controlling pupil aberrations is key. This study provides math formulas for 50 pupil aberrations in symmetric systems, tested with algebra and computer checks.
doi.org/10.1364/JOSA... #URochesterResearch

How animals make group decisions—without a leader From pigeons to chimpanzees, Dora Biro shows how individual minds scale into collective intelligence—and what that reveals about us.

For cognitive biologist @dorabiro.bsky.social the question of animal thought extends beyond pets. She studies how individual minds come together in coordinated groups, from pigeons navigating home in flocks to primates negotiating social life.
www.rochester.edu/newscenter/w... #URochesterResearch

Optimizing the characterization and quantification of retinal ganglion cell somas in healthy and injured retinas using cellpose Quantification of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) soma number and characterization of somal features are commonly used output metrics for investigation of…

NEW from Rick Libby in Experimental Eye Research: Optimizing the characterization and quantification of retinal ganglion cell somas in healthy and injured retinas using cellpose. doi.org/10.1016/j.ex... #URochesterResearch @flaumeye.bsky.social

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A symphony of functioning: exploring the interplay of cognition, movement, and visual demands in adolescents on the autism spectrum using mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI) - Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by differences across multiple intertwined functional domains, including cognitive, sensory, and motor...

OUT NOW from @johnfoxe.bsky.social A symphony of functioning: exploring the interplay of cognition, movement, and visual demands in adolescents on the autism spectrum using mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI). doi.org/10.1186/s116... #URochesterResearch @urneuroscience.bsky.social

NEO Surveyor space telescope with dramatic lighting in a hangar.

When it launches next year, NASA’s NEO Surveyor will be the first space telescope designed to find potential hazards before they find—and crash into—us

Our researchers have real-world impact, preventing real-world impacts 💥

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