Press Releases
April 10, 2019
Research Underscores Value of Cognitive Training for Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Memory and higher-order cognitive functions improve; neuro-stimulation fails to enhance training benefits DALLAS (April 9, 2019) – Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth®, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, investigated the effects of combining two non-pharmacological interventions for adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): eight semi-weekly sessions…
December 10, 2018
Admiral and Mrs. William McRaven Receive Center for BrainHealth Legacy Award
McRavens to serve as national spokespersons for The BrainHealth Project™ DALLAS (December 7, 2018) – On October 23, the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas presented Admiral William McRaven and his wife Georgeann with its highest honor, the Legacy Award. This annual award recognizes individuals whose vision…
November 1, 2018
Brain Performance Institute Launches App to Boost Brain Power
Brain Performance Challenge is available through the Apple Store and Google Play DALLAS (November 1, 2018) – The Brain Performance Institute™ at the Center for BrainHealth® has launched a new game-based app to help people of all ages maintain and strengthen their cognitive abilities. The free Brain Performance…
October 10, 2018
Funding Awards for New Scientists Revealed at Friends of BrainHealth Luncheon
(Pictured from left): Kathryn West, Dinesh Sivakolundu, Lyndahl Himes, Susan Larkin, Katie Hinds, and Namrata Das. The Friends of BrainHealth, a circle of donors supporting the Center for BrainHealth® at UT Dallas, announced five $25,000 Distinguished New Scientist Awards at the annual Friends of BrainHealth Scientist Selection Luncheon held at the…
October 10, 2018
The Brain Performance Institute Marks Its First Anniversary With an Open House
Experts from the Center for BrainHealth and the Brain Performance Institute, in partnership with Cooper Aerobics and The Cooper Institute, will offer talks and demos on October 11. The Center for BrainHealth® will mark the first anniversary of its Brain Performance Institute™ on Thursday, October 11, 2018, with a free…
September 28, 2018
Center for BrainHealth Secures $225,000 NIH Grant to Study the Impact of Cannabis Use on Motor Learning
The research lab at the Center for BrainHealth® led by Dr. Francesca M. Filbey, the Bert Moore Chair in BrainHealth, Professor in Cognition and Neuroscience and Associate Provost at UT Dallas, has recently secured $225,000 in funding to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users. The R21 exploratory/developmental research…
September 4, 2018
Research Suggests Increased Cortical Activation in Cannabis Users’ Brains During Resting State
Recent research from the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that cannabis users experience increased cortical activation during the brain’s resting state when compared with nonusers. The resulting “noisy brain” might impair brain activity and disrupt cognitive processes, said Dr. Shikha Prashad, the study’s lead…
August 28, 2018
Research Shows Differences Between Combined and Isolated Use of Cannabis and Nicotine on Brain Networks
Researchers at the Center for BrainHealth® at the University of Texas at Dallas investigated the effects on the brain of concurrent cannabis and nicotine use, versus the use of solely cannabis and solely nicotine. The results, recently published in the journal Brain Structure and Function, show that not…
August 23, 2018
Center for BrainHealth® Enhances Capabilities with Two New 3T MRI Machines
The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas this week installed two 3T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines. Housed on the ground floor of the Brain Performance Institute™, these are the first set of scanners for UT-Dallas and are some of the few MRI machines in…
July 11, 2018
Moozie Foundation Champions Veterans and Military Service Members
The whimsically named Moozie Foundation is having a serious impact on the advancement of brain health. As one of several foundations associated with the Caroline Rose Hunt family, this foundation is Mrs. Hunt’s way of inspiring the next generation with a vehicle for their charitable passions. “We are honored that…