Center for BrainHealth

Charisma’s Next Level: How UT Dallas’ Center for BrainHealth and AWS Are Using Gen AI and Gametech to Boost Social Coaching

by | Sep 24, 2024
Charisma, a social coaching program developed by the Center for BrainHealth, uses generative AI and gaming technology to create realistic virtual environments, helping individuals improve social skills with the guidance of a coach—and now it’s scaling up with AWS.
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A ‘Moonshot’ for Strengthening the Brain: Founder Sandi Chapman on UTD’s Center for BrainHealth at 25
by | Feb 15, 2024
Now a quarter-century old, the Dallas-based cognitive neuroscience facility has grown from a "ragtag team" to a globally significant research institute dedicated uniquely to building better brain function. Here’s how it happened under chief director Sandra Bond Chapman, PhD.
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New $500K Prizes Funded by Lyda Hill Will Promote Scientific Research and Innovation
by | May 24, 2023
Lyda Hill Philanthropies and TAMEST, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science, and Technology, have launched the Hill Prizes. The new program will provide $2.5 million in funding to support the research of Texas scientists.
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UTD Center for BrainHealth Receives Record-Breaking Donation from Sammons Enterprises
by | Apr 7, 2022
Center chief Sandra Chapman says the gift will help researchers develop strategies and technologies "to make sure our best brain years are ahead of us."
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Happy? Sad? New UTD Study Uses AI to Examine What Affects Our Emotions

by | Jul 30, 2019
Participants in this 45-day study will track their emotions in real time using the Mindcurrent app and Apple Watch data.
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Discovery: Film Explores Female TWU Researcher’s Trailblazing Space Studies; UNTHSC Prof Helps Lead Opioid Crisis Effort
by | Jul 19, 2019
You'll also find out how scientists at UTD and UT Southwestern hope to improve multiple sclerosis therapies with the help of 3D brain images in this roundup of research and development activities in North Texas.
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R&D: Helping Moms of Premies Battle Depression, PTSD; Common Diabetes Drug Cracks Chronic Pain
by | Oct 19, 2018
Also, you'll learn about an UT Southwestern scientist winning a $3 million award, and how MyndVR is promoting research into VR's medical role. Here are some of the research projects underway in North Texas that could make lives better.
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Dallas Innovators: Bonnie Pitman Does Something New Every Day
by | Oct 10, 2018
She's an art historian, scholar, and director at the Center for BrainHealth. But, perhaps her most innovative work is the creation of Do Something New—a daily practice that makes even the most ordinary of days, extraordinary.
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On Tap: DWE Women’s Expo, Business For Breakfast & SOLUNA International Festival

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On Tap: Texas Marketing Summit, Conscious Capitalism, and Programming the Brain to Health
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On Tap: Art in the Dark, Trade Vs. Tech & Social Innovation Luncheon
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On Tap: BionorthTX Event, Cocktails + Conversation & Foodies for Philanthropy
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On Tap: Trend, BrainHealth Lecture & LinkedIn Local

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Discovery: Innovative Thinking Study, Cancer Survivors & Clinical Trials, Quake Sensors
by | Dec 1, 2017
Researchers are making discoveries and breakthroughs at laboratories and institutions all across North Texas. Here are some of their stories.
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Brain Performance Institute teams with Mastermind Dallas-Fort Worth
Brain Performance Institute, Mastermind Partner on Workshops, Seminars
by | Nov 7, 2017
Offerings will include the four-week Mindfulness for Beginners and Mindfulness for Anxiety seminars, and 90-minute workshops.
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Innovative Spaces: Brain Performance Institute Derives Design Inspiration from Human Brain Itself
by | Oct 18, 2017
INNOVATIVE SPACES | The Brain Performance Institute building is meant to pay homage to the human brain, making it a fitting place to maximize the human brain’s potential.
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