Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways.
Research
Saffran receives prestigious psychology award
How babies learn language is a question Jenny Saffran has spent the early part of her research career investigating.
Waisman researcher Richard Davidson graces the cover of the winter 2004 issue of the Wisconsin Academy Review magazine.
The article, “The Science of Happiness,” showcases Davidson’s research on the brain mechanisms that underlie emotions. In particular, Davidson has worked with Buddhist Monks, including the Dalai Lama, to document how meditation affects individuals both …
Mark S. Seidenberg one of 29 most cited UW-Madison faculty
Mark S. Seidenberg, professor of psychology and an investigator in the Communication & Cognitive Processes Unit of the Waisman Center, is one of twenty-nine UW-Madison faculty members identified as the most cited researchers in their fields over two decades.
Waisman Center Celebrates 30 Years
On October 8, 2003, the Waisman Center celebrated 30 years of research, training, services & outreach with a scientific symposium and ceremony attended by 100’s of people including several dignitaries. The Waisman Center: 30 Years …
Waisman Center Research On Autism Receives Support From Wisconsin-Based Group
The Friends of Autism, a grass-roots, recently founded organization, has donated $36,000 to benefit the Waisman Center’s research program on autism.
New Hewlett-Packard System Boosts Waisman Storage Capacity
A new storage area network (SAN) that was installed here last month vastly elevates our storage capacity-from 75 gigabytes (GB) to 4,200 GB. This much-needed increase was crucial because of the center’s explosive research storage …
Evening of Hope Benefits ALS Research at the Waisman Center . . .
Proceeds of $105,000 from the Evening of Hope, a fund raiser held in Milwaukee earlier this year, will support the ALS research of Clive Svendsen, Ph.D., a UW-Madison professor of neurology and anatomy and an …
Study shows preschool can prevent child abuse
In one of Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, a little girl with pigtails and a denim jumper stands in front of a table and fingers the shape of wooden letters as she fits them into a puzzle.
Albee Messing – Mouse Model Instrumental in Muscular Dystrophy Study
Waisman Center scientist Albee Messing participated in a recent study that pinpointed the cause of certain types of muscular dystrophy that involve brain abnormalities. Messing’s lab created one of the critical strains of mice utilized …