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The Confident Brain: The Science of Self-Belief, with Ian Robertson, PhD.
Our virtual talks and expert speakers will inspire you to become an advocate for for brain health in your community. Cutting-edge cognitive research shows the right steps can strengthen brain health and transform your overall wellness.
In 2024, Center for BrainHealth celebrates its 25th anniversary – and our continued commitment to discovering new science-backed approaches to bring to the public.
Questions about virtual events? Email brainhealthevents@utdallas.edu

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. She is an assistant professor at the O’Donnell Brain Institute at UT Southwestern.

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Psychosis Risk and Resilience During Adolescence: Insights From Women’s Neurodevelopment

Katherine Damme, PhD, researches the adolescent brain, including pathways of risk for psychopathology and ways to promote healthy neural and cognitive development. She is an assistant professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Center for Vital Longevity at UT Dallas.

FreeIn-PersonVirtual

Defining Constructs with Context and Claims

An award-winning researcher and statistician, Russell Almond, PhD, delves deep into the human sciences, researching ways to measure properties of a person which cannot be directly observed. In this talk, he uses examples from education, psychology and exercise physiology to illustrate procedures for measuring real-life constructs, including practices that can advance how tomorrow's researchers work to define, measure and improve brain health.

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The Dangers of Marijuana on Mental Health

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.

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Scale and Diversity to Empower Precision Aging

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.

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