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The Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory is a collaborative effort based in the Department of Psychology at the University of Georgia. Under the direction of Drs. Brett Clementz and Jennifer McDowell, members of the laboratory are engaged in a variety of experimental and theoretical inquires within the realm of cognitive neuroscience. Research is conducted using sophisticated brain imaging technologies, such as high-density EEG, whole-head MEG, and fMRI. With these technologies at their disposal, CCNL researchers can address diverse research interests from multiple perspectives. Primary ongoing areas of research include studies of 1) basic sensory operations (visual and auditory processing) and motor performance (saccadic eye movements), 2) the differences in basic and higher level cognitive operations between normal and psychiatric groups, most notably those with schizophrenia, 3) brain plasticity associated with repeated practice, 4) brain changes that occur during aging, and 5) prospective memory. Personnel at the CCNL also collaborate with other UGA researchers in programs within and outside the Psychology Department on studies involving topics ranging from physical exercise, to judgment and decision making, and social rejection. The lab is involved in joint research with universities both in the United States and internationally, such as the University of California at San Diego and the University of Konstanz in Germany. Exciting Honors and Awards » CCNL graduate student Lisa Krusemark was awarded the Martha Jo Walker Johnson Memorial Award from the Social Psychology Program (2008) For Distinguished Research Pursuits in Social Psychology » Friederike Meyer from the University of Konstanz (Konstanz, Germany) recently completed a semester-long internship in our laboratory. We wish Friderike all the best as she continues her education back in Germany. » CCNL graduate student Michael Amlung was awarded an Honorable Mention for a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. » CCNL graduate student Nathanial Thom is the 2008 recipient of the Louise E. Kindig Research Award from the Department of Kinesiology for his doctoral dissertation proposal and the Clifford Gray Lewis Financial Assistance Award. » This spring has been full of exciting news and awards for CCNL undergraduate students: William Oliver received the Judge Horace B Russell Prize for best written work in psychology. William Oliver, Julia Schuchard, and Mani Valtcheva presented posters at the 2008 CURO Symposium. Mani Valtcheva was accepted to the 2008 International CURO Symposium in Costa Rica and Julia Schuchard was selected as an alternate. Madison Moore and Mani Valtcheva received CURO summer fellowships to conduct research in the lab during Summer 2008. |
