Nash Family Department of Neuroscience

Description:
A plate showing an emerging neural network

The glazing process in pottery creates structure from simple chemical interactions between minerals quite like developing neurons explore their neighbourhoods and form connections and networks.

Bio:
Pooja Viswanathan is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Erin Rich here at the Friedman Brain Institute. Her work focuses on how the brain deals with difficulty to learn new, flexible ways to solve a task. She holds a PhD and a MS in neuroscience from the University of Tuebingen and the International Max Planck Research School in Germany. She grew up in India, nurturing a love for humans, animals, and plants. She started making ceramic objects in 2019 and enjoys the space of intersection between art and science.