Dr. Bedny is also the director of her own research lab, which focuses on studying how developmental experiences shape the human brain. Her research uses functional neuroimaging to compare the minds and brains of people with different developmental experiences. One line of research focuses on investigating cortical neuroplasticity in the brains of congenitally blind and late-blind individuals, with the goal of understanding how their visual cortex reorganizes in light of different perceptual inputs. Dr. Bedny’s work has resulted in dozens of peer-reviewed articles, and has been covered in major news outlets such as The Guardian, The Baltimore Sun, and Discover Magazine. Education:Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, University of PennsylvaniaM.A. in Experimental Psychology, University of PennsylvaniaB.A. in Cognitive Science, Johns Hopkins University