Neuroscience

While Braetan Peters ‘26 was enjoying the scenery during a Grand Canyon rafting trip, she was missing the comfort of her cell phone. Now, she’s turning that experience into her Elon College Fellows research, studying the connections people have with their devices.

Classes for the Elon University 2025-26 academic year begin on Aug. 26. Take a look at some of the exciting new locations, programs and people for this academic year.

Matt Wittstein, associate professor of exercise science, was interviewed by the Greensboro News & Record about the new neuroscience major.

The day-long conference highlights emerging research across the interdisciplinary fields of kinesiology, exercise science, rehabilitation sciences and biomedical engineering. 

Elon University Associate Professor of Exercise Science Matt Wittstein was recently interviewed by The Times News about the university's new neuroscience major.

The new program will offer three options: a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Science with a specialization in exercise neuroscience.

Feintuch and her mentor, Professor of Psychology Amy Overman, are using eye tracking technology to study memory difference among people with autistic traits.

Murphy found lifelong friends through the Odyssey Scholars Program and the opportunity to study abroad because of donor generosity that helped him cover the costs of his education and travels.

Why does dementia affect some populations more than others? Life experiences, chronic stressors and lack of health equity may be key to understanding, neuroscientist Indira Turney said during a Voices of Discovery lecture Monday.

Turney, a postdoctoral neuroscientist at the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain at Columbia University Medical Center, speaks as part of the 2022-23 Speaker Series and the Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series.