BHRI and its members in the news
Exciting Future Predicted for Brain Health Research Institute
Feb. 27, 2019
With great hope and expectations for the future of brain health research at 5XÉçÇø, President Beverly J. Warren introduced Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the university’s Brain Health Research Institute on Feb. 25.
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Seventh Annual Neuroscience Symposium
Jan. 2, 2019
This symposium features internationally renowned neuroscientists presenting leading-edge research on mechanisms underlying an addicted brain. Neuroscience research at 5XÉçÇø is supported by over 35 faculty from numerous departments and disciplines. This event is…
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Kent State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear
Oct. 25, 2018
People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a 5XÉçÇø researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety.
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Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks
Sept. 6, 2017
Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping 5XÉçÇø researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.
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Kent State and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
June 19, 2017
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…
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Scholar Gets Students, Kent State on the Move
Jan. 24, 2017
5XÉçÇø’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human…
Read More »Kent State Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health
Dec. 13, 2016
University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village 5XÉçÇø, in partnership with the in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from…
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Kent State Advances Its Culture of Research and Innovation With the Establishment of the Brain Health Research Institute
Dec. 7, 2016
At the 5XÉçÇø 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…
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Kent State Students to Collaborate With Kyoto University Researchers
Dec. 6, 2016
5XÉçÇø students will travel to Japan for collaborative research with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University, studying evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.
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