News Coverage
August 16, 2017
Habitual cannabis use alters brain oxygen
Dr. Francesca Filbey, the director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Addictive Disorders at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, has recently led a new study analyzing the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is the main active substance in cannabis, on the brains of chronic cannabis users.
August 14, 2017
Brain study connects cannabis, oxygen changes
Dr. Francesca Filbey, director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Addictive Disorders at the Center for BrainHealth, led the team that found chronic cannabis users have higher cerebral blood flow and extract more oxygen from brain blood flow than nonusers. The rate at which oxygen is metabolized in the brain was found to be higher in users as well.
August 10, 2017
Marijuana’s Popularity Among US Adults Continues to Grow. Here’s Why
Dr. Francesca Filbey, director of Cognitive Neuroscience Research in Addictive Disorders at the Center for BrainHealth, discusses the brain effects of marijuana use in a recent Live Science article.
August 8, 2017
50 Surprising Things About Your Brain We Bet You Didn’t Know
Dr. Chapman weighs in on myth-busting truths, new research, and surprising facts you may not know about the human thinking machine in a recent article in Reader's Digest.
August 1, 2017
Dallas cops learn to ‘think smarter, not harder’ using meditation, mindfulness
Assistant Dallas Police Chief Tammie Hughes shares the brain performance strategies she has put into practice thanks to the high-performance brain training and mindfulness program she attended at the Center for BrainHealth.
July 11, 2017
Brain health program aims to help police deal better with stressful situations
With police officers often facing extreme stress and trauma on a regular basis, the program created by the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas provides weeks of cognitive training to make officers' minds sharper and more balanced.
May 23, 2017
Strategic brain training positively affects neural connectivity for individuals with TBI
A recent study from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that a certain type of instructor-led brain training protocol can stimulate structural changes in the brain and neural connections even years after a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
April 24, 2017
How Exercise Can Benefit Your Brain
New research finds regular workouts can improve brain function--even in those with memory loss. Dr. Dianna Jaffin, PhD, director of strategy and programs at the Brain Performance Institute comments on the findings.
March 1, 2017
Center for BrainHealth Creates Program for Dallas Police
Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth, part of the University of Texas at Dallas, in collaboration with its Brain Performance Institute developed a new program to help police officers make decisions in stressful situations. The 18-month program will provide officers with brain-enhancing tools for decision making and stress management.
February 24, 2017
Brain health as a Dallas Police line of defense
Dallas Police officers are receiving additional defensive training, not in the use of firearms or bullet proof vests, but how to better use what is perhaps their best defensive weapon – their brains. The Center for BrainHealth and its Brain Performance Institute seek to enhance police officers' tactical decision-making, real-time problem solving, and better managing emotional responses to stress.