Our Research Priorities

Within the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, our different labs dedicate their research in understanding how health influences brain and behavior as it relates to increased health and effective functioning for individuals across the lifespan.

Facilitating early treatment for autism

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1/55 Children
4-5X faster to identify Autism
Towards infant brain health check-ups
Scalable Software
Early Adversity

Electrical activity of the brain. Children's health. Study of a sleeping baby. A sleep child EEG is a recording. Diagnosis of diseases and disorders

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Personalizing treatments for mental health disorders

Novel personalized closed-loop fMRI treatments for anxiety and depression
Perceptual training as a means to improve vision in schizophrenia
In-person and virtual Yoga training to reduce stress effects in mental illness
Multi-modal mindfulness training and brain imaging to enhance function during mental illness
Exercise training as a means to improve cognitive & brain function in autism and ADHD

The arts as therapy for Alzheimers Disease, Parkinsons and aging

Integrating music-based interventions with Gamma-frequency stimulation: Implications for healthy aging.
A social dance program enhanced white matter integrity and speed of processing of older adults
Acting training improves cognition and neural network connectivity for older adults