How does the brain map our surroundings, and how does it help us navigate our complex environment? The answer to this question, which has long baffled philosophers and scientists, was elucidated through scientific discoveries within behavioral neuroscience made in the past few decades. Dr. John O’Keefe, a neuroscientist and alumnus of CUNY City College (Class of 1963), was […]
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Spotlight: Tyler Alterman
Can a glowing, brain-topped recycled bread truck revolutionize science education? Yes — if Tyler Alterman (Hunter ’13) has his way. Alterman has launched a campaign to fund The Think Tank, a cognitive science lab-on-wheels, in order to transform public perception of the sciences. He thought of the idea after reading a New York Times article […]
Spotlight: Mariya Dvoretskaya
As a part of the profile series on notable students at Macaulay, I recently sat down with Mariya Dvoretskaya. JJ: What is your field of study? Has it changed over the course of your undergraduate years? MD: I’m majoring in Psychology and I’m on the pre-med track. I’ve switched on and off with pre-med over […]
