Press Releases
November 1, 2016
Cognitive Training Improves Brain Blood Flow, Cognition in those with Bipolar Disorder
A new study from the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas shows that strategy-based reasoning training may improve brain health in those with bipolar disorder.
October 26, 2016
Friends of BrainHealth Helps New Scientists with Funding Awards
The Friends of BrainHealth, a circle of donors supporting the Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas, awarded four $25,000 Distinguished New Scientists Awards at the annual Friends of BrainHealth Scientist Selection Luncheon recently at the Dallas Country Club. The four scientists will use the funding to lead independently designed research studies.
October 18, 2016
Lengthened Lifespan Demands Focus on Extending Brain Health
Allowing brain decline is the unfortunate result of a widespread problem. Despite being the most vital organ in the entire body, the brain is often taken for granted and neglected. We can halt and even reverse this unacceptable downward spiral in brain performance, with the right interventions.
October 17, 2016
Center for BrainHealth Names Executive Director for Brain Performance Institute
Leanne Young has joined the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas as executive director of its Brain Performance Institute™. A nationally recognized expert in blast injury research, she has experience in a variety of projects related to characterizing and preventing traumatic brain injuries in a blast environment.
October 14, 2016
Q&A with Dr. Vincenzo Fiore
We recently sat down with Vincenzo Fiore, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Computational Psychiatry Unit lab of Dr. Xiaosi Gu, to discuss how he uses novel scientific techniques and computational models to help better illustrate neural activity during human decision-making.
October 11, 2016
Food for Thought: Neurostimulation
In the last 15 years, researchers have investigated the benefits of tDCS (transcranial direct current stimulation), a non-invasive neurostimulation that uses direct electric current to stimulate the brain in a wide range of conditions.
September 30, 2016
BrainHealth Scientists Connect Dopamine, Facial Recognition in Study
In a recent study, researchers at UT Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth, working in collaboration with colleagues in Sweden, have revealed a link between the dopamine neurotransmitter system in the brain and an individual’s ability to recognize faces.
September 19, 2016
Enhancing Social Lives with Virtual Reality
Learn more about Center for BrainHealth research and Brain Performance Institute programs that use virtual reality training to help people enhance their social lives.
September 19, 2016
Virtual reality training improves social skills of individuals on the autism spectrum
Published findings reveal that participants who completed Center for BrainHealth virtual reality social cognition training demonstrated improved social cognition skills and reported better real-world relationships.
September 12, 2016
Belief About Nicotine Content in Cigarette May Change Brain Activity and Craving
How the brain responds to nicotine depends on a smoker’s belief about the nicotine content in a cigarette, according to new research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas.