In-Person Events
Mindful Spaces: Enhancing Brain Health and Student Success Through the Built Environment
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Can good design promote better brain health? Join us to kick off BrainHealth Week at UTD. Meet us at the Visitor Center Atrium to enjoy complimentary lunch and a brain-healthy talk experts in design's impact on behavioral health. Following the talk, be among the first to experience the Brain Recharge Station, a one-of-a-kind exhibit by the award-winning architecture firm Perkins&Will. This event takes place at The University of Texas at Dallas.
UT Dallas Campus Activation
Center for BrainHealth invites UTD students, faculty and staff to join daily events and challenges during our third annual BrainHealth Week. Science shows brain gains are possible at every life stage – so start being proactive about simple daily practices that make a difference.
Brain Recharge Station
Be among the first to see this unique installation at the main campus of UT Dallas! Join us for the opening of an interactive exhibit that encourages you to unplug, slow down and feel your brain battery being recharged. Nudge yourself to keep recharging – this exhibit will be on site at UTD throughout BrainHealth Week.
Art of BrainHealth: Student Art Competition
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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.
Art of BrainHealth
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NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: Be among the first to experience the architecture and collections in the O’Donnell 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 for young professionals. Must be 21+ to attend Night at the Museum – but all ages may attend our pre-event Student Art Competition (starting at 4:30 PM). Both events take place at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Empowering Women Through Brain Health
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SOLD OUT: 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.
Let's Talk Sleep! Learn Insights, Tips and Strategies
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Gain an overview of sleep and its importance in health and well-being with UTD professors Dr. Heidi Kane and Dr. Meg Flanigan as they explore various factors that affect sleep quality, address common sleep myths, and offer practical tips for better sleep. Stay after the talk for an interactive Q&A and ask these experts your most pressing sleep-related questions. Attendees receive a sleep kit filled with items specifically chosen to enhance sleep quality – and can enter a drawing for a surprise grand prize – see you there! This event takes place at The University of Texas at Dallas.
Neuroscapes: Mapping the Mind Through Photography
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Explore the profound intersection of art and brain health through thought-provoking photographs from Dallas-based artists. This unique event features networking reception, art exhibit and interactive panel discussion with thought leaders in art and education. Must be 21+ to attend.
Family Fair
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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. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Advance registration is required.
The Dangers of Marijuana on Mental Health
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Addiction psychiatrist and author of the New York Times bestseller Healing the Addicted Brain, Harold Urschel, MD, MMA, teams up with Center for BrainHealth's Francesca Filbey, PhD, world-renowned expert in the brain mechanisms of addictive disorders – to discuss both the clinical and the basic science aspects of the myriad, harmful effects of marijuana on the human brain and body.
Scale and Diversity to Empower Precision Aging
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Delivering the right treatment to the right patient at the right time can significantly improve outcomes while minimizing adverse events and side effects. Inspired by Precision Medicine in oncology, Dr. Matt Huentelman and his team apply these principles to the aging brain, aiming to align cognitive healthspan with lifespan and improve the prediction and prevention of age-related cognitive diseases, terming this approach "Precision Aging." This talk introduces internet- and lab-based approaches to advance this effort.
Why We Remember – and How to Hold on to What Matters Most
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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.
Reducing the Risks of Brain Injury
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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.
Unleashing Imagination: The Creative Brain and AI
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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.
Hyperefficient: Optimize Your Brain to Transform the Way You Work
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An eye surgeon and cognitive neuroscientist, Dr. Mithu Storoni advocates for a new, hyperefficient way of working. The work that matters most in our technology-dominated workplace – generating brilliant ideas, solving complex problems, and learning – can’t be manufactured like outputs on an assembly line. Our brains function like a car’s engine, with multiple gears that put the brain in optimal mode for different mental challenges – to create, solve and learn.