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Misinformation Epidemic Raises Stakes for Solutions
Can cognitive-training tools equip people to resist fake news? Are top-down measures necessary? Neuroscientists help sort out what could work.
Tags: Brain Health, Global Mental Health, Mental Health, Neuroscience and Society, Social Neuroscience
January 26, 2023
Brain Awareness Week Grantee Interview: Rossana C. Zepeda and Claudia Juárez-Portilla
Rossana Citlali Zepeda, Ph.D., and Claudia Juárez-Portilla, Ph.D., are neuroscientists and faculty members of Universidad Veracruzana’s Biomedical Research Center in Mexico. For the past several years, they have been coordinating a series of free, public events for Brain Awareness Week, to shed light on the importance of neuroscience research and knowledge about the brain. Their […]
Tags: Brain Awareness Week, Brain Awareness Week Partner
January 16, 2023
Can Social Prescriptions Improve Cognitive and Mental Health?
Social connectedness gains ground as a formal strategy for reducing health burdens.
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Mental Health, Neuroscience and Society, Parkinson's Disease, Social Neuroscience
January 5, 2023
Survey Finds Brain Health is a Top Priority for Americans
An executive overview of the Jan 2023 Dana Foundation / Research!America survey of American’s views on the brain and brain health.
Tags: Neuroscience and Society
January 4, 2023
2023 Brain Health Survey Executive Overview
A summary of the Dana Foundation / Research!America survey of American’s views on brain health and brain research.
Tags: Applied Neuroscience, Neuroethics
January 3, 2023
Brain Awareness Week Grantee Interview: Adejoke Elizabeth Memudu, Ph.D.
In Edo State, Nigeria, Dr. Memudu and colleagues scheduled some Brain Awareness events in a cascade: starting the discussion on a radio show in the morning and ending with an in-person discussion in the evening.
Tags: Brain Awareness Week, Brain Awareness Week Partner
December 13, 2022
Dana Alliances: Mission Accomplished
A look back at three decades of education, influence, and outreach.
Tags: Dana Alliances, European Dana Alliance
November 29, 2022
Tessa Hirschfeld-Stoler Receives 2022 SfN Science Educator Award
Interview with Tessa Hirschfeld-Stoler on the rewards of sharing hands-on science with students of all ages.
Tags: Communicating Science, Events, Interview, magic, Outreach, Science Communication, Science Educator Award, SfN, Sharing Science
November 14, 2022
Randy Blakely Receives 2022 SfN Science Educator Award
We chat with Randy Blakey on the satisfactions of mentoring and outreach, paying it forward, and more.
Tags: Communicating Science, Events, Interview, magic, Outreach, Science Communication, Science Educator Award, SfN, Sharing Science
Brain Awareness Week Grantee Interview: Kristofer Rau, Ph.D.
“There is a place for everyone in neuroscience,” says Kristofer Rau, Ph.D. He and his colleagues at Virginia Tech always participate in Brain Awareness Week, as well as outreach events year-round.
Tags: Brain Awareness Week, Brain Awareness Week Partner
November 9, 2022
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