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Neuroscientist Leads National Project on Pain’s Molecular Origins
Dr. Ted Price received a five-year, $11.3 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to launch the Human Nociceptor and Spinal Cord Molecular Signature Center. Researchers will focus on expanding knowledge about the genesis of human pain at the cellular and molecular level, with the goal of finding new approaches to treat pain. Read more » |
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Study: How Early Fears Play Role in Future Anxiety, Depression
“We found that behavioral inhibition was related to worsening depressive symptoms into adulthood. This supports the assertion that this temperament shows a stronger relation to developing anxiety in adolescence, but in adulthood it is tied more strongly to depression,” said Dr. Alva Tang. Read more » |
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Professor Leads Global Effort To Unify Schizophrenia Assessment
“How people interact is a big part of what defines a culture. We need to find a way to measure this in comparable ways across cultures where there are differences in norms and expectations,” said Dr. Amy Pinkham. Read more » |
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Study: Why Early Autism Diagnosis Is Key to Intervention Success
“You can work on language, but if children don’t have the social skills to support the language, it’s like building a house on water. Our work has shown that working on social skills has downstream effects on language, but working on language alone doesn’t necessarily confer social improvements. Words are not enough,” said Dr. Pamela Rollins. Read more » |
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UTD Researchers Find High-Fat Diet Can Provoke Pain Sensitivity
A new study in mice from researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas suggests that a short-term exposure to a high-fat diet may be linked to pain sensations even in the absence of a prior injury or a preexisting condition like obesity or diabetes. Read more » |
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Noah Sasson: Connecting with the Autistic Community
Dr. Noah Sasson is searching for ways to mitigate the double empathy problem. Too often, he says, “all the burden, the whole entire onus, is on autistic people to figure out how neurotypical people work and then basically mask to do that.” Read more » |
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| BBS Graduates |
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Hats off to fall 2022 graduates in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences! Visit the graduation page and join in congratulating BBS Honors and Awards recipients. |
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| Social Media Spotlights |
Congratulations and welcome to nine School of BBS Fall 2022 Eugene McDermott Scholars!
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The School of BBS recognizes Dr. Salena Brody, recipient of the 2022 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award!
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Thank you, Drs. Kristen and David Mittelman, for hosting BBS at Othram Inc.!
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In a recent episode, “Research Reels: The Neurobiology of Fear,” we seek to understand what exactly is so thrilling about being frightened. Associate professor Dr. Christa McIntyre explains the neurobiology of fear, why we are so drawn to fearful experiences, and how over-activation of the fear system can lead to disorders like anxiety and PTSD. Tune in to the BBS student-led podcast Mindful Minutes, available on Anchor.fm and Spotify. |
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| Annual Report |
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Please enjoy the 2022 Annual Report from the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas. We are proud to share this with you, our alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends, supporters and fellow researchers and scholars. If you would like to become more involved with BBS, we would be thrilled! Please contact Michael Gute, BBS director of development and alumni relations, at [email protected] to share feedback or get involved with the school. Read more » |
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| BBS Alumni Notes |
Raina Saksena
Raina Saksena BS’20 is a healthcare recruiter at Maxim Healthcare. After completing a double major in Psychology and Child Learning & Development at BBS, she worked with children with developmental disabilities and early childhood disorders to provide one-on-one therapy and implement behavioral modification programs. Her passion in the healthcare industry led her to her current position as a healthcare recruiter, helping to hire qualified caregivers in Central Texas for patients in need of quality homecare once discharged from the hospital. Outside of work, Saksena continues her passion for dance and enjoys hanging out on the lake. |
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Stephanie Williams
October is National Audiology Awareness Month, which is a special time for outreach for Stephanie Williams AuD’08, a member of the clinical staff at the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at The University of Texas at Dallas. The UT Dallas alumna has brought a love for working with children and their families to the Callier Center’s growing pediatric audiology group. She leads the center’s efforts to help children and their families manage hearing disabilities. “Following the diagnosis of hearing loss, we want to be a resource not only for our patients, but also for their families who want to know what they can do to help their child live their best life,” Williams said. |
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