Home / Articles / Penn's Danielle S. Bassett, 32, the youngest of this year's MacArthur fellows, talks about her research in understanding how the human brain functions. The latest round of fellowship awards by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, announced on September 17, included University of Pennsylvania professor of innovation and bioengineering Danielle S. Bassett . Bassett heads a group that uses network science to develop analytical tools to predict how the human brain works. Specifically, the group looks at neuron interactions to see how they change under particular conditions — for example, when people have an accident, disease or psychiatric disorder. Bassett, 32, is the youngest recipient of this year’s MacArthur “genius” grants. Today, she discussed her research and the award on the Knowledge at Wharton show on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM channel 111 .…