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UT Dallas Researcher Traces Origins of Infant Speech Development
“Our brains become specialized over time, in large part due to experience. Infants learn language by recruiting large parts of their brains; true specialization happens after the age at which we’re studying them,” said Dr. Meghan Swanson. Read more » |
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Neuroscientist Seeks Origins of Alcoholism at Molecular Level
Dr. Sven Kroener is trying to pinpoint neurological changes in recovering alcoholics at the microscopic level and, in the process, learn more about the nature of addiction. Read more » |
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Audiology Pioneer Completes Half-Century Career at Callier Center
“I feel like I’m the fortunate one. I found a place where I could do what I like to do, and I did it. How much better can something like that be?” said Dr. Ross Roeser. Read more » |
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Sound Science: Researcher Investigates How Music Alters the Mind
Dr. Yune Lee has seen the power of sound on the mind. While working as a composer of music for commercials, he was captivated by how the right tune can affect a listener’s mental state. Today he researches how rhythm helps focus the brain’s abilities to process language. Read more » |
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Researchers Map Human Sensory Neurons, Pursue Chronic Pain Cure
“We’re now able to approach developing pain therapeutics in a more specific way and to think about how chronic pain happens in people in a different way,” said Dr. Ted Price. “My hope is that our findings can change the way people do research in our field.” Read more » |
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Stroke of Genius
“The idea is that we can’t fix the region of the brain that’s been damaged by stroke, but we can help the remainder of the brain rewire to get the job done,” Dr. Michael Kilgard said. Read more » |
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| BBS Graduates |
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Hats off to Spring 2022 School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences graduates! Visit the graduation page and join in congratulating BBS Honors and Awards recipients. |
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| Faculty and Staff Spotlights |
Congratulations to the School of BBS nominees of the 2022 Provost’s Award for Faculty Excellence for undergraduate and graduate research mentoring.
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BBS congratulates President’s Teaching Excellence Awards recipients Dr. Salena Brody and Siri Wilder.
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Congratulations to the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences advisor Catherine Boynton, named 2022 UTD Undergraduate Advisor of the Year.
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| BBS Podcast |
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Listen to BBS Mindful Minutes, the student-run podcast, on Anchor.fm and Spotify. A recent episode, “Research Reels: The Bilingual Language Lab School,” features associate professor Dr. Raúl Rojas, who discusses the Bilingual Language Lab and shares his personal experience as an immigrant working his way from the bottom up to establishing a successful lab that is making a difference in the Latinx community. |
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| BBS Alumni Note |
Olivia Smith PhD’20
Olivia Smith PhD’20 is the owner and founder of Smith Learning Services, LLC. Combining research knowledge from a doctoral degree in developmental psychology from the School of BBS, along with internship experiences in the program, she helps students to achieve educational and career goals. Smith specifically assists students who might struggle with learning disabilities or need additional assistance with developing executive functioning skills like organization and planning. In her current role, she supervises a team of tutors and coaches them to make sure they tailor academic practices to the learning style of the student. Smith believes there can be success for all students through any of life’s endeavors. For more information and all available virtual options, visit smithlearningservices.com or follow on Instagram @smithlearningservices_. |
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| Møller Teaching Award |
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Drs. Meridith Grant and Mandy Maguire are recipients of the 2022 Aage Møller Teaching Award, which was established to encourage and recognize outstanding teaching. Congratulations! |
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