News Coverage
January 19, 2018
Harnessing Stress for Better and Happier Performance
One Monday morning at work last year, I noticed my heart was beating fast, my mouth was dry, and my stomach was churning. What emotion was I experiencing? Stress? Wrong. Anxiety? Not quite. No, my football team had just won their game. I was excited, not anxious. But here is the conundrum: How can we have exactly…
November 29, 2017
Brain-imaging study receives $2.5 million NIH grant to examine cannabis use disorders
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded the Dr. Francesca Filbey at the Center for BrainHealth, part of The University of Texas at Dallas $2.5 million to examine cannabis use disorders.
November 23, 2017
A Look Inside UT Dallas' One-of-a-Kind Brain Performance Institute
From concussions in youth sports to treatment for patients with Alzheimer's, the health of the brain is something that has been getting a lot of attention lately. The Brain Performance Institute, a one-of-a-kind facility at the University of Texas at Dallas, will work toward helping many in those areas.
November 17, 2017
Time for change in recovery beliefs?
Dr. Kihwan Han of the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas discusses his research with NeuroRehab Times.
November 13, 2017
"Brain Performance Institute" opens in Dallas
Dr. Leanne Young sat down with Dan Godwin, the host of Fox4ward, to discuss the programs and services offered at the newly opened Brain Performance Institute.
October 18, 2017
Innovative Spaces: Brain Performance Institute Derives Design Inspiration from Human Brain Itself
The Brain Performance Institute is designed like a brain, providing spaces devoted to increasing brain performance, enhancing brain resilience, and promoting brain regeneration.
October 17, 2017
UT Dallas, October 19: Public grand opening of the new Brain Performance Institute by the Center for BrainHealth
"The Brain Performance Institute will help young people focus in school, retrain the minds of those affected by military experiences or sports injuries, strengthen mental acuity among corporate leadership and empower each and every one of us to take charge of our own brains so that we can have healthier, stronger, more energetic brains today and in the future," said Dr. Leanne Young, executive director of the Brain Performance Institute.
October 17, 2017
Brain Performance Institute Opens Doors and Launches Global Movement
Last week, the Center for BrainHealth unveiled the new home of its Brain Performance Institute. The 62,000-square-foot building and program center, located at Mockingbird Lane and Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas, is the first of its kind. It is offering scientifically based programs to increase brain performance, health, and regenerate brain cells.
October 16, 2017
Will Dallas’ New Brain Performance Institute HQ Start a Global Brain-Health Movement?
The Brain Performance Institute is said to house the world’s first institute focused on scientifically-based programs aimed at increasing brain performance, enhancing brain resilience, and inciting brain regeneration to the general public. The building’s opening is also said to mark “the official launch of a nationwide and globally relevant” brain performance movement.
October 12, 2017
Brain Performance Institute to Celebrate New Home with Events
The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas will unveil the new home of its Brain Performance Institute during grand opening events beginning this week.