All public activities, appointments and MRI scans have been suspended at this time.
For additional information, please see the official COVID-19 information webpage of The University of Texas at Dallas.

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Press Releases

August 20, 2015
BrainHealth’s Brain Performance Institute Partners with Texas Tech Law
Center for BrainHealth collaborates with Texas Tech School of Law to minimize stress and improve productivity of first year law students.
August 18, 2015
Study Finds Nicotine Changes Marijuana’s Effect on the Brain
Dr. Filbey's Cognitive Neuroscience of Addictive Behaviors lab at the Center for BrainHealth published findings that reveal significant differences in the brains of individuals who use both tobacco and marijuana and the brains of those who only use marijuana.
July 20, 2015
Brain Performance Institute, Operation Homefront partner to empower better brain health for warriors
The Center for BrainHealth's Brain Performance Institute will partner with Operation Homefront, a leading national military family and veteran support organization, to empower warriors and their loved ones to maximize their brain health.
July 15, 2015
Affordable, Non-Invasive Test May Detect Who is Most at Risk for Alzheimer’s
Research published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease is attempting to identify a potential biomarker that could offer a more complete picture of who is most at risk for Alzheimer's.
July 13, 2015
New BrainHealth Faculty Member Aims to Tackle Neural Mechanisms of Addiction and Mental Health
The Center for BrainHealth welcomes new faculty member, Dr. Xiaosi Gu, as an assistant professor to further research in addiction and lead one of three computational psychiatry laboratories across the globe.
July 13, 2015
New BrainHealth Faculty Member Aims to Tackle Neural Mechanisms of Addiction and Mental Health
The Center for BrainHealth welcomes new faculty member, Dr. Xiaosi Gu, as an assistant professor to further research in addiction and lead one of three computational psychiatry laboratories across the globe.
July 6, 2015
Study Reveals Brain Network Responsible for Cognitive Changes in Multiple Sclerosis
New research from BrainHealth's Bart Rypma, Ph.D., and doctoral candidate Nicholas Hubbard reveal brain network to blame for slowed cognitive speed in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).
May 28, 2015
Training induces brain, cognitive & mental health gains for veterans, civilians with brain injury
In the first study of its kind, veterans and civilians with traumatic brain injury showed improved cognitive performance and psychological and neural health following strategy-based cognitive training.
May 18, 2015
Study of former NFL players finds loss of consciousness with concussion may lead to cognitive change
Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth and UT Southwestern find cognitive and structural brain changes in former NFL players with a history of loss of consciousness with concussions.
April 28, 2015
Brain Performance Institute Partnership Furthers Restoration of Memorial Day’s True Meaning
The Center for BrainHealth's Brain Performance Institute partners with Carry The Load for a second consecutive year in an effort to restore the true meaning of Memorial Day.