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July 11, 2018
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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…
June 13, 2018
Resistance exercise linked to reduced depression symptoms
People who do resistance exercises like weight lifting and strength training may experience fewer depression symptoms, a research review suggests. The study team analyzed data from 33 clinical trials that randomly assigned a total of 947 adults to participate in resistance training programs and another 930 adults to be inactive.
June 12, 2018
A Muddy Kentucky Derby Track Didn’t Dampen Cinco De Derby For TAG-ers At The Arboretum
After days of rain, the wet stuff exited North Texas and dumped on Kentucky on Saturday, May 5. Now normally Kentucky’s weather woes wouldn’t bother North Texans a flip. But this Saturday was the Run for the Roses in Louisville and locals Lisa and Kenny Troutt had three ponies in the Kentucky Derby lineup.
June 11, 2018
Alex R. Piquero, Stephen A. Bishopp, Nicole Leeper Piquero, guest columnists: Police, firefighters must begin conversation on daily stress
Which of these happened to you one morning last week? The barista at your coffee shop served you the wrong order. You spilled your coffee on your white shirt. You hit every red light on the way to work. These irritations might upset you, but they pass relatively quickly. In…
June 8, 2018
Even the Art Is All About the Brain at New Institute
David Gappa’s “Introspection” has been described as a visible interpretation of the communication between nerves. Commissioned for the new Brain Performance Institute, the glass neuron installation is an artistic statement in the interior of the 62,000-square-foot building that was officially opened in October. The 5,300-pound illuminated glass installation depicts the…