BHRI and its members in the news

91�ֿ� researchers use EEG caps to study the brain activity of monks during a debate.

Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks

Sept. 6, 2017

Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping 91�ֿ� researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

91�ֿ� and MRRI will conduct studies to advance treatments for aphasia.

91�ֿ� and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia

June 19, 2017

When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of…

Psychology professor John Gunstad studies the connection between obesity and cognitive problems

March 9, 2017

Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in 91�ֿ�’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, 91�ֿ� on the Move

Jan. 24, 2017

91�ֿ�’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 91�ֿ�’s College of Education, Health and Human…

91�ֿ�’s Torsten Hegmann Named Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry

Jan. 24, 2017

One of the top publishing societies in the world names a 91�ֿ� professor a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

91�ֿ� Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health

Dec. 13, 2016

University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village 91�ֿ�, in partnership with the in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from…

Gemma Casadesus-Smith, from 91�ֿ�'s Department of Biological Sciences, received a three-year $444,000 grant to research the mechanisms associated with the benefits of Pramlintide.

91�ֿ� Advances Its Culture of Research and Innovation With the Establishment of the Brain Health Research Institute

Dec. 7, 2016

At the 91�ֿ� Board of Trustees meeting held today (Dec. 7, 2016), the Board voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute, further supporting significant existing research and providing additional support for researchers to collaborate across multiple…

91�ֿ� Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers

Dec. 6, 2016

91�ֿ� students will travel to Japan for collaborative research with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, studying evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.

91�ֿ� Biologist Nets Grant to Study Calorie-Burning Process That Could Help Fight Obesity

Oct. 20, 2016

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 91�ֿ�…

91�ֿ� Epidemiologist Leads Study That Refutes Assumptions 91�ֿ� Depression In Heart Attack Patients

Oct. 10, 2016

A 91�ֿ� epidemiologist has refuted some age-old assumptions about depression in heart attack patients. Studies have shown that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have heart disease or heart attacks in their lifetime. Worse still, similar…

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