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AI helps reveal how the brainÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s fluids flow

A new artificial intelligence-based technique for measuring fluid flow around the brainÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s blood vessels could have big implications for developing treatments for diseases such as AlzheimerÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s.

The perivascular spaces that surround cerebral blood vessels transport water-like fluids around the brain and help sweep away waste. Alterations in the fluid flow are linked to neurological conditions, including AlzheimerÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s, small vessel disease, strokes, and traumatic brain injuries, but are difficult to measure in vivo.

A multidisciplinary team of mechanical engineers, neuroscientists, and computer scientists led by Associate ProfessorÌýÌýdeveloped novel AI velocimetry measurements to accurately calculate brain fluid flow. The results are outlined in aÌý.

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œIn this study, we combined some measurements from inside the animal models with a novel AI technique that allowed us to effectively measure things that nobodyÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s ever been able to measure before,ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½� says Kelley, a faculty member in RochesterÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™sÌý.

Read more about measuring this fluid system.


Prediction may be key to hand-eye coordination


(Unsplash photo by Luca Discenza)

The ability to visually predict movement may be an important part of what it takes to make a great catch or grab a moving object. Such actions require precise interactions between our visual and motor systems.

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œWe were able to develop a method that allowed us to analyze behaviors in a natural environment with high precision, which is important because, as we showed, behavioral patterns differ in a controlled setting,ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½� saysÌý, a DeanÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s Professor of Neuroscience at the Medical Center. Wang led the study inÌý withÌý, an assistant professor ofÌý, and Luke Shaw, a graduate student in theÌý.

ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½œUnderstanding how natural behaviors work will give us better insight into what is going awry in an array of neurological disorders,ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½� he adds.


Application Tips & Resources to Help Secure SBIR & STTR Funding

Monday, June 26, 1ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“2 p.m. EDT
Virtual Ìý

Aspiring research entrepreneurs and small businesses seeking non-dilutive funding opportunities can join experts from theÌýNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)ÌýSmall Business Program and theÌýClinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program.ÌýLearn more about non-dilutiveÌýÌýfunding and resources to help small businesses advance and commercialize promising translational biotech and life sciences research technologies.ÌýXiaohu (Tiger) Xie,Ìýscientific consultant fromÌýEva Garland Consulting, LLC, will shareÌýtips for submitting a successful application as well as resources to help secure SBIR and STTR funding.ÌýThe webinar is available through the UniversityÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½™s .


PhD Dissertation Defense: Ting Zhang, Warner School of Education

Monday, June 26, 1ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“1:40 p.m.
LeChase Hall, room 215


Sponsor: MJ Curry


PhD Thesis Defense: Zhuojia Shen, Computer Science

Tuesday, June 27, 10ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“11 a.m.
Wegmans Hall, room 2506


Advisor:ÌýJohn Criswell


PhD Thesis Defense: Yu Feng, Computer Science

Wednesday, June 28, 10ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“11 a.m.
Wegmans Hall, room 2506


Advisor: Yuhao Zhu


PhD Thesis Defense: Zhiheng Li, Computer Science

Wednesday, June 28, 2ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“3 p.m.
Wegmans Hall, room 2506


Advisor: Chenliang Xu


Human Health and the Environment Research Symposium

Thursday, June 29, 8:30 a.m.ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“5 p.m.
Helen Wood Hall

Hosted by the Environmental Health Sciences Center and the newÌý, the symposium will feature Richard Woychik, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Toxicology Program, as well as other external and internal speakers. It will also include a poster session and flash talks selected from submitted abstracts; all types of research related to health and the environment are welcome. Learn more , or


PhD Thesis Defense: Yiming Gan, Computer Science

Thursday, June 29, 10ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“11 a.m. EDT
Virtual


Advisor:ÌýYuhao Zhu


PhD Thesis Defense: Songyang Zhang, Computer Science

Thursday, June 29, 3ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“4 p.m.
Wegmans Hall, room 2506


Advisor: Jiebo Luo


PhD Dissertation Defense: Fanghzi He, Warner School of Education

Thursday, June 29, 1ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½“1:40 p.m.
LeChase Hall, room 141


Sponsor: MJ Curry



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