brain health
KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain
The College of Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for the sixth annual Neuroscience Symposium on April 25-26, 2018 at the 51±¬ÁÏ Hotel and Conference Center. This year's topic is "The Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain," with John Cryan, PhD, as our keynote speaker on Wednesday A…51±¬ÁÏ to Host Brain Health Summit
With stress levels on the rise and mental health being one of the most crucial issues in public health today, 51±¬ÁÏ is hosting the Brain Health Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share the importance of a healthy brain. The event is presented by 51±¬ÁÏ’s Division for Research and S…
Dramatic Change in Brain Chemistry May Have Initiated Human Evolution
Biological anthropology researchers in 51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Arts and Sciences have again shed new light on the very old topic of human origins. In two new journal articles appearing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers report likely expla…
51±¬ÁÏ and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
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 language as well as read…
Attention, Please
MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller, BA ’85, continues to break new ground in the understanding of cognition—and his research may help us move beyond the limits of the brain’s working memory. / 51±¬ÁÏ Magazine
51±¬ÁÏ Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health
University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village 51±¬ÁÏ, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health Inc., a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products, to examine whether takin…
51±¬ÁÏ Advances Its Culture of Research and Innovation With the Establishment of the Brain Health Research Institute
At the 51±¬ÁÏ 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 departments, colleges a…
Plugged In
51±¬ÁÏ educational technologist Richard Ferdig studies the potential—and the possible limits—of emerging digital tools / 51±¬ÁÏ Magazine
Psychology professor John Gunstad studies the connection between obesity and cognitive problems
Researchers have long known that carrying extra weight can be hard on our bodies: studies show that obesity is linked to higher rates of heart and liver disease, for example.
Those extra pounds may be weighing down our brains, too, says John Gunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences and director of 51±¬ÁÏ’s Applied Psychology Center.
Use Your Head
51±¬ÁÏ researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / 51±¬ÁÏ Magazine