Press Releases
June 26, 2018
Center for BrainHealth Joins Neuroscape Alliance
Strategic alliance fosters collaboration and shared resources for greater global impact DALLAS (June 26, 2018) – The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas has recently joined the Neuroscape Alliance, an international affiliation of academic institutions, clinical centers, and research facilities that share the…
June 21, 2018
Celebrating Donors: The Folsom Family
The legacy of businessman and former Dallas Mayor Robert Folsom continues today through his family’s generous commitment to the community, and to a very personal cause. “Soon after my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I heard Dr. Chapman speak and decided to take my dad to the Center,” said…
June 20, 2018
BrainHealth® Research Reveals Financial Decision-Making Capacity Need Not Decline in Healthy Advanced Aging
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 involved in financial decision-making. The…
June 12, 2018
Who are you? Exploring where "self" lives in the brain.
Scientists recently conducted a review of literature positing a new way to quantify the “self.” Published in Trends in Neuroscience, the article is a departure from the self-introspection and personal narration typical of Freud. Their focus was on quantifying the self through neural activity in the brain. The review –…
June 6, 2018
Kathryn (Kim) Hiett Jordan Supports Brain Performance Across the Lifespan
Her fascination with the brain was sparked during childhood. A hypnotist hired to entertain at a seventh- grade birthday party sparked her fascination with the brain and the idea of mind over matter. This playful initiation has evolved into a lifelong interest in unlocking the power of the mind. During…
May 24, 2018
Garry Allen Weber
The stock market provided its share of excitement in the first quarter of 2018, but Garry Weber, the CEO of Weber Financial Inc., has seen it all before. With decades of experience in the financial services industry, the former Dallas County judge, who also served on the Dallas City Council,…
May 21, 2018
John “Tig” Tiegen Speaks at Highland Capital Management Warrior and First Responder Reunion
On May 19, John “Tig” Tiegen, veteran of the U.S. military and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and contributor to the New York Times bestselling book, 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi, shared his intense story about saving lives, the ensuing mental challenges, and his journey…
May 14, 2018
Beatrice "Bea" Wallace Supports Pushing the Edge
At a dinner almost 20 years ago, Beatrice “Bea” and Ray Wallace met Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman. Sometime before dessert, Dr. Chapman shared with them her vision for advancing brain health. As Ms. Wallace remembers, it was an ambitious plan. “I was so intrigued that she would take on such…
May 11, 2018
Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas and nonPareil Institute Partner to Get Adults with Autism Job-ready
The Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas and the nonPareil Institute have joined forces to help adults on the autism spectrum reach career goals and build stronger social relationships. The partnership kicked off earlier this year as nonPareil, a nonprofit organization dedicated to building…
May 7, 2018
Ka Cotter to Lead BrainHealth Advisory Board
Ka Cotter, retired Staubach Company vice chair, will officially take the reins as Center for BrainHealth advisory board chair on April 1. Center for BrainHealth founder and chief director Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, and current advisory board chair Debbie Francis, made the announcement in February at the advisory board…