How Damaged Are N.F.L. Players’ Brains?
Virginia Hughes of The New Yorker interviews Dr. John Hart, Jr. about the latest BrainHealth research involving former NFL players.
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TED and “The Hero’s Journey” to Smarter
Dr. Chapman discusses her upcoming TED talk.
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North Texas Doctors On Board With President’s $100 Million Brain Mapping Plan
Carol Cavazos interviewed BrainHealth researchers about their take on the president's $100 million brain mapping plan.
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Scientific Advisory Board Member
Dr. Eric Nestler is the Nash Family Professor of Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, where he serves as Chair of the Department of Neuroscience and Director of the Friedman Brain Institute. He is a member of the Center for BrainHealth's scientific advisory board.
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Grants and Contracts Specialist
At BrainHealth, Sarah works closely with researchers on drafting research proposals to garner funds from various agencies as well as audits funds once awarded.
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Research Clinician
Dr. Didehbani conducts clinical research as a part of the BrainHealth Institute for Athletes team and administers neuropsychological assessments with professional athletes involved in the study. Dr. Didehbani, a liscensed psychologist, is also trained to conduct the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation intervention as part of BrainHealth's research with service members returning from war.
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Jennifer Zientz, M.S., CCC/SLP
Head of Clinical ServicesJennifer Zientz, head of clinical services at the Center for BrainHealth, studies healthy aging across generations.
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Dr. Chapman’s TEDx Talk
Watch and share Dr. Chapman's 10-minute TEDx Talk at TEDxRockCreekPark.
Symposium to Explore Neuroscience of Addiction
The Reprogramming the Human Brain Symposium, an annual research and treatment conference organized in part by the Center for BrainHealth, will concentrate this year on the cognitive neuroscience of decision-making and addiction.
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Why Single-Tasking Makes You Smarter
BrainHealth's Dr. Chapman shares how science shows single-tasking makes you smarter and boosts brainpower.
Former Dallas Cowboy Shines Light On Brain Injuries
KERA's Lauren Silverman covers Center for BrainHealth's May 7, Boosting Brain Performance lecture featuring Daryl Johnston, Dr. John Hart, Brad Sham and Cooper Gardiner. The discussion covers concussion myths and facts as well as the changing rules and culture surrounding head injuries.
An Injured Marine Forced to Start Over Helps Carry the Load
Jake Schick, part of the Warrior Training Team at the Brain Performance Institute at Center for BrainHealth, talks to Jane McGarry on Good Morning Texas about his experience in the Marines and the circumstances that have shaped his hopeful future as well as his desire to help others.
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