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Neuroimmunology and Behavior

As Director of the Neuroimmunology and Behavior Lab at UT Dallas, Michael Burton, PhD, researches how the immune and nervous systems communicate to influence pain and comorbidities like depression and anxiety. His research interests extend into aging, nutrition, alcohol consumption and immune activation. He is a founding member of the Center for Advanced Pain Studies and a 2024-2025 Mayday Pain & Society Fellow.

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Computational Neuroimaging and Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Disease

Florence Chiang, PhD, focuses on research to develop and translate computational neuroimaging methods to identify and implement imaging biomarkers of disease progression and treatment response in multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases.

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BrainHealth Week 2025

Art of BrainHealth: Student Art Competition

The 2025 Art of BrainHealth event begins with a spotlight on our sixth annual student art competition and showcase, featuring participants from UT Dallas and Dallas College. This year's contest takes place alongside the breathtaking architecture and world-class collections at the Edith and Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Anthenaeum at The University of Texas at Dallas.

FreeIn-Person

BrainHealth Week 2025

Art of BrainHealth

Be among the first to experience the architecture and collections at the amazing new Edith and Peter O’Donnell, Jr. Athenaeum at UT Dallas. Center for BrainHealth and the Crow Museum of Asian Art invite you to Night at the Museum, an Art of BrainHealth event specially curated for young professionals, celebrating the connection between art and brain health. Space is limited. Tickets for this event are $35.

In-Person

BrainHealth Week 2025

Empowering Women Through Brain Health

This special paid event will gather 250 female leaders and decision-makers from corporations and community organizations across North Texas to explore ways that brain health empowers women. Attendees will leave ready to take action for themselves, their families, their organizations and their communities.

In-Person

Center for BrainHealth's Brain³ stands for BrainHealth, Brain Science, Brainomics™.

Accelerate: Boosting Brain Performance

At the second annual Brain³ Summit, an interactive, invitation-only convening, changemakers and visionaries will explore how principles of neuroscience can help deliver and optimize peak performance, gaining actionable insights for themselves and the organizations they lead.

BrainHealth Week 2025

Family Fair

Our third annual Family Fair, held at Center for BrainHealth, offers a whirlwind journey into the human brain – with games, food, arts & crafts, activities and surprises.

FreeIn-Person

Why We Remember – and How to Hold on to What Matters Most

Charan Ranganath, PhD, explains the hidden role memory plays in our lives and how we imagine the future.​ Author of the New York Times bestseller Why We Remember, Dr. Ranganath has pioneered a new way of thinking about the everyday act of remembering. One of the world’s top memory researchers, his work sheds light on the powerful role of memory in nearly every aspect of life, from recalling faces and names, to learning, decision-making, trauma and healing. He is director of the Dynamic Memory Lab at UC Davis and is an affiliated faculty with the Center for Mind and Brain.

In-Person

Reducing the Risks of Brain Injury

Dr. Kim Gorgens reframes our understanding of brain injury by connecting with often-overlooked populations. Reaching millions of viewers through inspiring TED talks on youth sports concussion and brain injuries in criminal justice, Dr. Gorgens has appeared on CNN with Anderson Cooper, NPR and 20/20. A professor of psychology at University of Denver, she manages a large portfolio of brain injury related research and has lectured extensively around the world. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, including U.S. News, Newsweek, The Economist, and more.

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Unleashing Imagination: The Creative Brain and AI

In an age driven by AI, neuroscientist Adam Green, PhD, predicts an increasing demand for human creativity. Leader of a $2.5 million National Science Foundation project on creativity in STEM, he seeks to measure innovative thinking as a predictor of success, gauge how different aspects of creativity may work together, and map the seemingly miraculous process of creative ideation. Dr. Green directs the Lab for Relational Cognition at Georgetown University and is co-founder of The Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity and incoming editor-in-chief at Creativity Research Journal. Dr. Green was a BrainHealth speaker in 2019 and is back by popular demand.

In-Person

Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work

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