Shawn Ballard

Jan 27, 2025 | source.washu.edu | Shawn Ballard |Leah Shaffer

The complexity of the human brain — 86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections — enables abstract thinking, language acquisition, advanced reasoning and problem-solving, and the capacity for creativity and social interaction. Understanding how differences in brain signaling and dynamics produce unique cognition and behavior in individuals has long been a goal of neuroscience research, yet many phenomena remain unexplained.

Jan 18, 2025 | medicalxpress.com | Shawn Ballard

The complexity of the human brain—86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections—enables abstract thinking, language acquisition, advanced reasoning and problem-solving, and the capacity for creativity and social interaction. Understanding how differences in brain signaling and dynamics produce unique cognition and behavior in individuals has long been a goal of neuroscience research, yet many phenomena remain unexplained.

Jan 17, 2025 | eurekalert.org | Shawn Ballard

By Shawn BallardThe complexity of the human brain – 86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections – enables abstract thinking, language acquisition, advanced reasoning and problem-solving, and the capacity for creativity and social interaction. Understanding how differences in brain signaling and dynamics produce unique cognition and behavior in individuals has long been a goal of neuroscience research, yet many phenomena remain unexplained.

Jan 15, 2025 | source.washu.edu | Shawn Ballard |Leah Shaffer

Complex biological networks control a range of functions including the sleep cycle. Though scientists have ever-increasing volumes of data about the effects these complex systems produce, fully describing them mathematically has proven difficult. Without a firm understanding, effective interventions for chronic sleep disorders continue to be elusive, leaving more than 50 million Americans suffering.

Aug 16, 2024 | source.washu.edu | Shawn Ballard |Leah Shaffer

In the world of molecular biology, getting high-quality data from tiny biological systems while they’re in motion is something like trying to take a clear picture of a spinning propeller. Researchers need advanced techniques and careful calculations to measure such movement accurately. Traditionally, these methods have relied on simplifying assumptions that overlook some complexities of molecular behavior, which can be wobbly and asymmetric.