News: Department of Brain Health

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Business and Community |

A collection of news stories from 2019 highlighting 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ's impact in Southern Nevada and beyond.

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ professor Matthew Lachniet works in his lab on campus.
People |

A collection of stories highlighting 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ faculty and students who made the news in 2019.

A portrait of Jefferson Kinney in front of a brain scan.
Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s new Department of Brain Health leads interdisciplinary effort to answer tough questions about traumatic brain injury.

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Campus News |

Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health neurologist Dr. Jeffrey Cummings joins 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ to help launch new program that will be crucial for an aging state population.

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Campus News |

Formerly called School of Allied Health Sciences, the renamed unit has also launched new department of brain health.

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Research |

New research unveils the anterior cingulate cortex’s role in memory retrieval and potential implications for dementia treatment.

Charles Bernick
People |

Dr. Charles Bernick, School of Community Health Alumnus of the Year, has gotten Nevada into the thick of the fight against Alzheimer's.

Jefferson Kinney working in the lab.
Research |

Neuroscientist Jefferson Kinney's work with Ruvo Center for Brain Health is improving patient care while expanding opportunities for 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ student learning.

James M. Myman posing in hallway.
Campus News |

New research advances understanding of the function of the brain’s anterior cingulate cortex and its tie to human learning.

Kinesiology professor Brach Poston
Research |

Brach Poston's research on electrical stimulation shows promise for Parkinson's patients.

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Research |

Through collaboration and innovation, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers are changing the way we think about the brain.