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August 3, 2018
How to Keep Alzheimer’s Disease Out of Your Future
Alzheimer’s-related brain changes start as early as your 30s or 40s. If you were taught that you’re born with all the brain cells you’ll ever get and it’s all downhill from there, it’s time for a rethink. Mounting research suggests you can improve your brain no matter what your age,…
August 3, 2018
How UT-Dallas researchers are changing injured brains for the better
Brian Conroy spent several weeks in the hospital after an ATV accident left him in a 5-day coma. The 17-year-old awoke with a traumatic brain injury. Those early days in April 2004 were difficult. He was confused, once thinking George Washington was the current president. He experienced headaches, balance…
July 19, 2018
Study: Aging Alone Does Not Diminish Financial Skills
New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that advancing age alone is not the defining factor in impaired financial decision-making. The study, published in Frontiers, assessed how – and whether – age influences cognitive processes that may be…
July 11, 2018
Brain Health Program Helps Dallas Police Officers Fight Information Overload
To help combat the mental stress that police officers face on the job, the Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas has developed a program to help police in Dallas make better decisions. The Strategic Memory Advanced Reasoning Training program, also known as SMART, is designed…
July 11, 2018
Brain Performance Institute by Page
HOW IS OUR BRAIN CHANGED BY THE SPACE WE WORK IN? WHAT DOES THAT SPACE DO TO MAKE US THRIVE? These are questions that animate Sandi Chapman, Ph.D., the founding director of the Center for Brain Health (part of the University of Texas at Dallas). Her inquiries are not just…
June 28, 2018
Want to lower your risk of depression and dying from heart disease? Do this
Exercise helps us feel better physically as well as emotionally. That’s pretty much a given. But new Dallas-based research takes that connection even deeper. People who have higher fitness levels in middle age will have lower incidences of depression and cardiovascular-related death years later, according to a study released Wednesday in the Journal of the…
June 26, 2018
20 Genius Habits Your 80-Year-Old Brain Will Thank You for Doing Today
Prevent those senior moments from plaguing your senior years. Here’s what you can do to keep your mental skills sharp as you age. How do you keep your brain young? A rich new area of science is analyzing which healthy habits best keep your mind and memory healthy in…
June 20, 2018
Sachse man with autism helps design virtual world to make life better for adults like him
Kyle Barton is a 28-year-old guy on the autism spectrum. But he lives like the diagnosis isn’t there. It’s not that he’s in denial; he just doesn’t like the autism label. He’s got other things on his mind, such as designing the latest development in a virtual learning program steered…
June 14, 2018
Vigorous exercise may not keep dementia from worsening
People with dementia who exercise regularly are just as likely to experience cognitive decline as those who don’t work out, a UK study suggests. “High-intensity exercise is unlikely to cure or reduce the symptoms of dementia,” said lead study author Sarah Lamb of the University of Oxford. Researchers randomly assigned…
June 13, 2018
Cognitive training reduces depression, rebuilds injured brain structure and connectivity after traumatic brain injury
New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that certain cognitive training exercises can help reduce depression and improve brain health in individuals years after they have suffered a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The recent study, published in Human Brain Mapping, revealed…