News Coverage
March 7, 2019
Give Your Attendees’ Brains a Break, Not a Workout
IS OFFERING A PACKED PROGRAM SCHEDULE YOUR BEST WAY TO DEMONSTRATE ROI FOR YOUR ATTENDEES? Is offering a packed program schedule — tracks upon tracks, multiple sessions held at the same time, and with one on top of the next so there’s little time for breaks — your best way…
March 6, 2019
Science in the City promises a cool study of self-driving cars, prehistoric animals and earthquakes
SCIENCE IS ALL OVER THE NEWS THESE DAYS. WE HEAR ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND AUTOMATED CARS AND THE MYSTERIES OF THE BRAIN. A lot of what happens with science takes place behind closed doors, hidden on the leafy campuses of universities or in quiet corners of medical office buildings. But…
February 27, 2019
Lecture Series Speaker Discusses VR
Dr. Skip Rizzo discusses virtual reality with Mitch Carr on 1080 KRLD News Radio prior to speaking at The Brain: An Owner’s Guide 2019 Lecture Series, with the topic “Virtual Reality: A New Window into Health and Clinical Treatment.” “The technology puts people in safe simulation that allow them…
February 26, 2019
The Promise Of VR For PTSD
Skip Rizzo, PhD, discussed on KERA Think how Virtual Reality is used to help veterans confront traumatic moments. He discussed “Virtual Reality: A New Window into Health and Clinical Treatment” during the Tuesday, February 26 February Lecture Series and lead the discussion on the state of augmented virtual realities for social good for…
February 12, 2019
Fifth annual women’s health symposium
LEANNE YOUNG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SPEAKS AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL WOMEN’S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM HELD IN AMARILLO The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center hosted the fifth annual Amarillo Day of the Woman Symposium on Thursday at the Polk Street United Methodist Church. The Day of the Woman is part of an…
February 11, 2019
Lecture Series Speaker Discusses Addiction
Judson Brewer, MD, PhD discusses addiction with Mitch Carr on 1080 KRLD News Radio prior to kicking off The Brain: An Owner’s Guide 2019 Lecture Series, with the topic topic “The Craving Mind: Why We Get Hooked and How to Hack Our Minds to Break Bad Habits.” I like the…
February 8, 2019
Our Brains Need Exercise, Too
LEARN THE WAYS YOU CAN HAVE A POSITIVE EFFECT ON YOUR COGNITIVE HEALTH The basics of heart health have been drilled into our brains: Eat less saturated fat. Keep moving. Know your “numbers” for cholesterol, blood pressure and BMI. But what about that brain itself? Although life expectancy has more…
January 20, 2019
Navy Hero, First Mate Make Brain Health Special Ops
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DOUBLE BRAIN POWER? Bill and Georgeann McRaven believe this is an attainable mission. Is there a FitBit for the brain waiting to be developed? The retired four-star admiral — who oversaw the special operations capture of Saddam Hussein and the Osama bin Laden raid — and…
January 7, 2019
These Are the Best Ways to Improve Your Memory
ALL DAY EVERY DAY, YOUR BRAIN IS BOMBARDED WITH NEW INFORMATION. CONFRONTED WITH THIS TSUNAMI OF SENSORY AND CEREBRAL INPUT, IT’S NO WONDER MUCH OF IT SLIPS THROUGH YOUR MEMORY’S GRASP But if you feel like you’re forgetting more than you should—or if you just want to pump up your…
December 21, 2018
Can I Bank Cognition Now for Old Age?
SAVING FOR A RAINY DAY IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO COPE WITH FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. YOU CAN TAP INTO THE EXTRA CASH WHEN YOU LOSE A JOB OR SUDDENLY HAVE TO SHELL OUT MONEY TO FIX YOUR CAR So wouldn’t it be great if you could apply a rainy-day savings plan…