Mavis Agbandje-McKenna selected as a member of the Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Subcommittee of the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council. Click here for more information!…
Dr. Heilman is to be honored for his significant contributions in the field at The Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology 28th Annual Dinner Meeting at the AAN Conference. …
Dr. Michael Okun and Dr. Kelly Foote deliver a compelling presentation about Deep Brain Stimulation titled “We Control Your Brain“, for the TEDxUF Series. Read more at the Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration.
To prevent a common type of stroke, intensive medical therapy could be better by itself than in combination with surgery that props open affected arteries. But it remains to be seen whether the apparent advantage will prove true over the long term. The findings, from a national…
Together with the McKnight Brain Institute, the Center for Smell and Taste is pleased to present the first Chemical Senses Seminar for 2011-2012, entitled: Chemosensory learning and flavour: Perception, preference and intake by Dr. John Prescott School of Psychology The University of Newcastle Ourimbah, Australia Thursday,…
The Center for Vision Research at the University of Florida is hosting its 14th Annual Vision Conference on September 19-20, 2011 focused on ³Advances in Neuroprotection for the Eye.² The Center is pleased to have the participation of an internationally renowned group of speakers from Europe, Canada, and the United…
Congratulations! The McKnight Brain Institute is pleased to announce new Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Research Trust Fund (BSCIRTF) awards, effective July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. Congratulations to the investigators below and our deep appreciation to all those who submitted proposals. Drs. Dennis Steindler and Steven Roper Human…
The sounds echo in the low-lit operating room at Shands at UF — sometimes static, sometimes a pinging sound like a submarine. And sometimes, silence. Everyone is still and quiet in the dark, except for John McCabe. McCabe’s feet, dressed in the standard hospital-issued baby-blue footies, stick out from underneath…
Memory researcher Jennifer Lynn Bizon, Ph.D., is keenly aware that people’s brains age differently. In her life, she watched as one of her grandmothers coped with worsening dementia for 12 years. Yet she saw how her other grandmother remained sharp even at age 87, polishing off crossword puzzles that…
From doctors to professional athletes, when substance abuse or behavior becomes a problem, a new University of Florida psychiatrist helps get their careers back on course.
