Cognitive Control Neurolab

Lab members, Brianna Klopp and Sam Kromberg, presenting their posters at MSU's undergraduate research forum. Their posters were very well-attended and they were outstanding presenters!

-- Researchers are working to improve the lives of individuals with neuroprostheses. By working with rhesus monkeys’, researchers in Germany are improving technology so that individuals are able to do even the most complicated tasks using neuroprostheses.

Controlling prosthetic hands more precisely by the power of thought Neuroscientists show how fine motor skills of neural prostheses can be improved

-- Recent findings indicate that bilingualism aids cognitive processes, not through specific regional activity but through increased functional connectivity.
https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/channels/news/bilingualism-makes-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-young-age-360355

-- Is there a texture or sound that gives you “the ick”? Maybe it’s the feeling of drawing with sidewalk chalk, the sound of someone chewing, or the scraping of a metal fork in a ceramic bowl. Lots of people have some sensory experience that makes them cringe, where other people are completely unbothered. These experiences are common and intense in people with ADHD

Altered somatosensory processing in adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - BMC Psychiatry Background Tactile sensitivity and sensory overload in ADHD are well-documented in clinical-, self-, and parent- reports, but empirical evidence is scarce and ambiguous and focuses primarily on children. Here, we compare both empirical and self-report tactile sensitivity and ADHD symptomatology in a...