BHRI and its members in the news

Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute

Feb. 27, 2019

With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at �Ը�� University, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.

Seventh Annual Neuorscience Research Symposium

Seventh Annual Neuroscience Symposium

Jan. 2, 2019

This symposium features internationally renowned neuroscientists presenting leading-edge research on mechanisms underlying an addicted brain. Neuroscience research at �Ը�� University is supported by over 35 faculty from numerous departments and disciplines. This event is…

John D. Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences at �Ը�� University, received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health.

�Ը�� Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear

Oct. 25, 2018

People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a �Ը�� University researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety.

�Ը�� 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 �Ը�� University researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.

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

�Ը�� 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…

March 9, 2017

Scholar Gets Students, �Ը�� on the Move

Jan. 24, 2017

�Ը�� University’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 �Ը��’s College of Education, Health and Human…

Dec. 13, 2016

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

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

Dec. 7, 2016

At the �Ը�� University 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…

�Ը�� Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers

Dec. 6, 2016

�Ը�� University 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.

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