BrainHealth Week is an annual celebration that makes it easy to take action to improve brain health through experiences designed to educate and inspire people of all ages.

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Does the proverb "it is better to give than to receive" connect to brain health? Research shows giving to causes you truly care about can actually help you live a longer, happier life.

Enhance Well-Being Through Generosity

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Applying knowledge from the past to newly-learned information helps to enhance cognitive flexibility and inform behavior in future situations. 

Connect New Ideas to the Past

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Perceive Failure as Potential

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Frontiers of BrainHealth

We have made great strides in understanding the biology of Alzheimer’s Disease and learning how to detect and even treat it at the earliest stages when we expect treatment to be most effective. Dr. Mary Sano, PhD, professor of psychiatry and the director of the Alzheimer's disease research at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, provides an update on the progress of treating and preventing Alzheimer’s dementia. 

Understanding the Importance of Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease and Supporting Brain Health

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Drug-associated memories can be a major driver of relapse in addiction. UTD neuroscience professor Dr. Andrew Eagle focuses on researching how the brain encodes and retrieves drug-cue memories that promote maladaptive behavior. He presents preliminary findings demonstrating that the entorhinal cortex (EC) plays a critical role in this process and explores the broader research goal of defining the neural mechanisms by which memory shapes motivation in addiction.

An Entorhinal Cortex Circuit in Cocaine Memories

Dr. Wig of UTD's Center for Vital Longevity describes how his lab uses network science to examine how these connections change across the adult lifespan, showing that alterations in brain network organization can predict future Alzheimer’s disease dementia beyond traditional biomarkers. 

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How You Think

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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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