McKnight Brain Institute

Melissa Armstrong, M.D., an assistant professor of neurology, partnered with the Lewy Body Dementia Association to survey the families of patients who had dementia with Lewy bodies.

Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research and MBI leadership recognized an opportunity to provide even more services to drive research. The transition is underway and will take several months.

In The Conversation, Dr. Melissa Armstrong explains LBD, how it's diagnosed and current avenues for researching the disease.

The Institute for Human and Machine Cognition's podcast, STEM-Talk, features Michael Okun, M.D., who talks about the complexity and treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Catherine Price, Ph.D., an associate professor of clinical health and psychology and anesthesiology, was featured in a video by Ivanhoe Broadcast News showcasing the Perioperative Cognitive Anesthetic Network program.

Dr. Todd Golde and colleagues published a review in Nature Neuroscience highlighting the usefulness and limitations of using mouse models to study neurodegenerative diseases.

DBS pioneers Kelly Foote, M.D., and Michael Okun, M.D., co-directors of the Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases at UF Health, shared their expertise at the Cade Museum.

Anthony Russell, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, was included in a WUFT feature highlighting a former football player's struggle with addiction that led him to the UF Health Florida Recovery Center.

In The Conversation, Dr. Jamie Smolen explains how research suggests that binge drinking in the college brain can impair not only learning, but also memorizing.

UF is part of the largest long-term study of brain development and health in children.