Nexus Quarterly for June 2025 - A Newsletter from the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences at The University of Texas at Dallas - This is a quarterly email containing events related to the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences.
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VNS Clinical Trial Shows Improvements for Spinal Cord Injuries
“These activities allow patients to regain strength, speed, range of motion and hand function. They simplify daily living,” said Dr. Robert Rennaker, who designed the miniature implanted closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation device. |
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UTD Celebrates Work of Center for Vital Longevity Founder
Dr. Denise Park pioneered aging-related neuroscience research, focusing on how the speed and capacity of the brain changes as we get older, how cultural experiences shape brain activity, and how the aging brain might protect itself from structural degradation to maintain performance. |
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Researcher Reassesses Assessments for Social Cognition Deficits
Dr. Amy Pinkham aims to refine a battery of tasks that measures social cognitive ability and that could help predict whether teens and young adults who are at high risk of developing psychosis actually go on to develop a mental illness. |
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UTD Salutes Legacy of Center for Children and Families Founder
“Through the Center for Children and Families, [Dr. Margaret Owen] built a model where research, student training and community outreach work together — where science not only informs practice, but also is deeply grounded in the lived realities of the families we serve,” said Dr. Mandy Maguire. |
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Unearthed Phenomenon Offers Hope for Diabetic Neuropathy
“In my view, one of the most important insights we gained from this work is thinking about treating diabetic neuropathic pain differently. I think what we need to focus on now is neuroprotection at early stages of disease so that [cell clusters called] Nageotte nodules do not form in the first place,” said Dr. Ted Price BS’97. |
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Callier Center To Receive $1.2 Million from Crystal Charity Ball
“Through the HOPE Project, the Callier Center provides children with timely hearing diagnoses, personalized hearing devices and ongoing treatment, ensuring access to life-changing services and eliminating obstacles to children’s access to sound to promote auditory development, said Angela Shoup BS’89, MS’92, PhD’94. |
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Autism Researchers’ Rapport Study Refutes Social-Deficit Model
Sarah Foster and her colleagues in Dr. Noah Sasson’s Social Cognition and Interaction in Autism Lab are among the first to look at group dynamics between autistic people and those without autism, rather than one-on-one interactions between individuals. |
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Incoming BBS freshmen and transfer students are welcomed during Comet Launchpad!
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Expert faculty share groundbreaking research on Clinical Trials Day!
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Episodes cover campus life, academia, research, and more! Tune in to BBS Mindful Minutes, the student-led podcast, available on Spotify. |
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The University of Texas at Dallas
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