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Cognitive Neuroscientist Named Dean of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
“Strategic development and growth, hiring spectacular faculty, having great staff and attracting incredible students — UT Dallas is realizing its potential, and there’s still room for continued growth and refinement,’ said Dr. Adam J. Woods. |
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New Lab Enables Efficient 3D Printing for Hearing-Aid Earmolds
The Callier Center’s use of 3D printing for on-site earmold creation greatly reduces the time required for fitting a patient’s device, and timely and consistent access to sound is important for young children who are deaf or hard of hearing. |
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Researchers Receive NIH Grant To Study Multiscale Brain Aging
The grant will extend a study by Dr. Karen Rodrigue (left) and Dr. Kristen Kennedy (right) to include a fourth and fifth wave of data collection examining brain structure, function and cognitive aging over a span of approximately 17 years. |
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Researcher Finds Sound Progress in Babies’ Speech Development
Upon examining the sounds babies make, Dr. Pumpki Lei Su and fellow researchers found that children in their first year are more active than previously thought in their acquisition of speech, and may be less random than previously believed. |
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Neuroscientists Show How VNS May Enhance Drug Addiction Treatment
“If VNS can reverse the brain changes caused by drugs, that would give us a starting point to understand the therapeutic potential of VNS to treat substance-use disorders,” said cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Christopher Driskill (left). |
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BBS students shine at the Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Symposium!
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The UT Dallas team defended their title at the 2024 Brain Bowl!
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Congratulations to BBS alum Annette Addo-Yobo, who was recently crowned Miss Texas!
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As Halloween approaches, we highlight the BBS Mindful Minutes episode where Dr. Christa McIntyre discusses what is so thrilling about being frightened! The student-run podcast is available on Spotify. |
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| Sound Source |
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Treating hearing loss enhances quality of life. Better hearing improves communication and increases social engagement. Connecting with others helps the brain stay younger longer and adds fun to life!
Read tips in the September issue of Sound Source (pdf), a quarterly newsletter from the Callier Center for Communication Disorders. |
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| Upcoming Events |
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Lighting up the Gut: Neural Mechanisms of Gastrointestinal Pain and Dysmotility
Thursday, Sept. 26 | 4 p.m. | Callier Center Richardson Addition (CRA) 12.110 and on MS Teams |
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Early Childhood Temperament and the Development of Peer Problems and Depressive Symptoms from Late Childhood to Adolescence
Thursday, Oct. 24 | 11:30 a.m. | Erik Jonsson Academic Center (JO) 4.306 |
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Supporting Outstanding Academic Research (SOAR) Award & Symposium
Friday, Oct. 25 | 9 a.m. | Callier Center Richardson Addition (CRA) 12.110 |
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School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
The University of Texas at Dallas
800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080
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