Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matt Walker, PhD, stands in a bright, modern entryway with biophilic design elements, the Sleep Innovation Laboratories at Center for BrainHealth, part of UT Dallas.

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While fears of summer "brain rot" are natural, the break allows young minds to be self-guided, imaginative and active.

Invite the Right Kind of Boredom

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Spark fresh possibilities by trying new things.

Break Out of Status Quo Thinking

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Stepping out of your routine helps you gain perspective and open doors to new possibilities or solutions.

Keep Trying New Experiences

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Frontiers of BrainHealth

Despite advancements in generative AI and large language models, the holy grail of AGI (artificial general intelligence) — AI as good as humans — still seems elusive. Gopal Gupta, PhD, presents a goal-directed answer set programming system that automates human (commonsense) reasoning in order to discuss how AI systems to match human capabilities can be built by combining learning and reasoning, including several practical applications of this approach, e.g., reliable interactive chatbots and autonomous driving.

Toward AGI: Automating "Slow" Thinking in AI 

BrainHealth Presents

"If your ideas are just AI ideas, you're replaceable. The future belongs to those who still think for themselves." The human ability to generate new meaning may be our advantage in an AI world. Adam Green, PhD, directs the Lab for Relational Cognition at Georgetown University and is co-founder of The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity. Learn about the latest science to measure and understand innovative thinking and creative ideation.

Unleashing Imagination: The Creative Brain and AI

A physician, cognitive neuroscientist and author, Mithu Storoni, MD, PhD, advocates for a new way of working in our technology-dominated workplace – leveraging the power of the brain to get more done in 30 days than most accomplish in a year. Her hyperefficient approach has been seen in TEDx talks and popular media like The Harvard Idea Podcast. 

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ARE YOUR DAILY HABITS TOXIC TO YOUR BRAIN HEALTH?

How often are you in back-to-back meetings or tasks without breaks in between?

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Instead of focusing on how many things you checked off your list today, shift towards the measures that matter most — Were you more innovative? More purpose-driven? More socially fulfilled?

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