Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
Dr. Richard Davidson pioneered some of the world's first research on meditation and its affect on the brain. With meditation, says Davidson, a person can train his or her mind to improve attention and regulate emotions; it can also improve a person's level of happiness and well-being.
Psychologists have long known that memories of disturbing emotional events — such as an act of violence or the unexpected death of a loved one — are more vivid and deeply imprinted in the brain than mundane recollections of everyday matters.
Over 1,500 people attended the third annual Friends of the Waisman Center Films in the Field featuring “Over the Hedge” on Saturday, August 12, 2006 in the fields adjacent to the Center. While capturing the magic of an outdoor theatre experience, Films in the Field provides for a unique and fun community outreach opportunity for …
Waisman Center researcher David Gamm, MD, PhD has been named the first recipient of the Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell Professorship. The professorship was presented to the University of Wisconsin Eye Research Institute by the Retina Research Foundation of Houston, Texas. The professorship is awarded annually to an outstanding member of the Eye Institute. Gamm is …
Terry Devitt, University Communications Marsha Mailick Seltzer, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Waisman Center and an internationally recognized scholar of developmental disabilities, has been named interim director of the new Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID). Seltzer’s appointment was announced today (Aug. 8) by UW–Madison Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader. A veteran administrator who for …
Although millions depend on medications such as Ritalin to quell symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), scientists have struggled to pinpoint how the drugs work in the brain.
Elizabeth Hecht, senior outreach specialist at the Waisman Center's Children with Special Health Care Needs Program was recently honored for her work on behalf of families.
A Baraboo infant overcame a life threatening condition thanks to the efforts of UW Hospital doctors in conjunction with Waisman Center doctors and nutritionists. The Waisman Center’s role was in the acute treatment and confirmation of the diagnosis, according to Greg Rice, a pediatric geneticist at the Waisman Center. Newborn screening made the initial diagnosis …
In a recent announcement by the UW Board of Regents, Seth Pollak, PhD, was awarded a named professorship, along with eight other faculty. Pollak is a professor of psychology and of psychiatry and pediatrics and the faculty co-director of the Waisman Center's Research Participation Core.
In a recent announcement by the UW Board of Regents, Jenny Saffran, PhD, was awarded a named professorship, along with eight other faculty. Saffran is a professor of psychology and the coordinator of the Communication and Cognitive Sciences Group at the Waisman Center.
