Adding to the Arsenal Against Tinnitus UConn Health professor of neuroscience, Douglas Oliver, has received a $3.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program to develop an improved detection method for one of the most prevalent health problems for veterans. Tinnitus is the sensation of ringing in the ears. […]
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Dr. Zhao-Wen Wang receives $2 Million NIH Grant
Using Tiny Worms to Reveal Big Truths A tiny worm, only about one millimeter long, has been able to contribute an incredible wealth of knowledge about the neural pathways responsible for locomotion in all kinds of animals to the scientific community. Scientists have generated a detailed wiring diagram of C. elegans locomotion neural circuit; but […]
The Science of Hearing, Dr. Douglas Oliver
The ability to recognize sounds and identify their location is possible thanks to the auditory system, comprised of your ears and brain. UConn Health neuroscientist Douglas L. Oliver was recently asked by TED-Ed Originals to explain how this complicated system works. Watch the animated video to follow a sound on its journey into the ear. […]