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By Cara Perry  |  03/07/2024

Art Gives a Voice to Bipolar Disorder ... Read more.

By Aly Paz, Ph.D.  |  03/05/2024

Last year's celebration of neuroscience included the annual “Brainy Days” series with a kickoff debuting new insights into autism research. ... Read more.

By Jeff Brooks-Gillies  |  03/01/2024

Protecting Ideas to Inventions ... Read more.

By Gisele Galoustian  |  12/04/2023

Five ��M�� Ph.D. students, whose work embraces computational neuroscience, have been selected to receive the fellowships. ... Read more.

By Kristine Gobbo  |  11/07/2023

Grant will fund the expansion of the SNBI MobileMinds program. ... Read more.

 |  11/07/2023

Ilyas Yildirim, Ph.D., Charles Schmidt College of Science, co-authored a recently featured article in the prestigious Nucleic Acids Research journal.

By Chelsey Matheson  |  10/27/2023

Shailaja Allani, Ph.D., appointed as the director of the Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and the newly named ��M�� Biotech Bridge. ... Read more.

By Gisele Galoustian  |  09/24/2023

Study uses “Aha!” detector to search for transitions from spontaneous to intentional behavior in infants. ... Read more.

By Gisele Galoustian  |  09/21/2023

Study uses “Aha!” detector to search for transitions from spontaneous to intentional behavior in infants. ... Read more.

By Gisele Galoustian  |  09/11/2023

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen K. Hahn, Ph.D., have received a patent for a novel method to identify therapeutic agents to treat addiction. ... Read more.

By Chelsea Matheson  |  08/31/2023

��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Sponsors International Neuroscience Meeting ... Read more.

 |  08/24/2023

The Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute developed and oversees the Neuroscience Graduate Program that unites scientists, educators and students. ... Read more.

 |  06/20/2023

Mind, Music and Movement Foundation for Neurological Disorders adds new members to its board of directors, medical and research advisory committees.

Mary Rasura  |  06/05/2023

The ��MŮ�� Board of Trustees will continue to discuss the logistics of the Parkinson’s Center of Excellence proposed by the College of Medicine.

By Gisele Galoustian  |  05/28/2023

Long-term exercise profoundly benefits the aging brain and may prevent aging-related memory function decline. ... Read more.

 |  05/27/2023

Participants in ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institutes' ASCEND NeuroExplorers after-school program graduated as "Junior Neuroscientists." ... Read more.

By Gisele Galoustian  |  05/26/2023

Collaboration will advance scientific knowledge about the use of focused ultrasound to treat brain diseases. ... Read more.

 |  05/26/2023

Postdoctoral fellow Felix Mayer, Ph.D., studies compounds to treat mental illnesses. ... Read more.

By Shavantay Minnis  |  05/24/2023

Computational Brain Health Graduates Join New Fellowship ... Read more.

By Bethany Augliere  |  05/22/2023

Dean Develops Tool for Pain, with a Nod from Shark Tank ... Read more.

By Bethany Augliere  |  05/18/2023

Driving Computational Brain Science and Health ... Read more.

 |  05/13/2023

Postdoctoral fellow Zoe Atherton, Ph.D., studies how sleep affects memory. ... Read more.

By Emily Halnon  |  05/11/2023

Neuroscientists Find Differences in the Brain Between Males and Females ... Read more.

By Bethany Augliere  |  05/05/2023

The Fall 2022 Cohort of the Neuroscience Graduate Program is Off to the Races ... Read more.

By Bethany Augliere  |  05/03/2023

Zebrafish Study Reveals Lasting Impacts of Early-life Stress ... Read more.

By John H. Tibbetts  |  05/01/2023

Ethnic Biomarkers Point to Inaccurate Measurement of Cognitive Health ... Read more.

By Bethany Auglier  |  04/29/2023

Linking the Brain and Immune System ... Read more.

 |  04/24/2023

Postdoctoral fellow Annie Souza, Ph.D., studies how sleep transforms learned experiences into long-term memory. ... Read more.

 |  04/23/2023

Pilot Grants Support New Discoveries ... Read more.

By Polly Burks  |  04/21/2023

Recap of ��MŮ��’s Center for the Future Mind’s 2023 Mindfest conference ... Read more.

 |  04/17/2023

Postdoctoral fellow David Cinalli, Ph.D. , studies how the brain forms and recalls different forms of memory. ... Read more.

By Rachel Plunkett  |  04/13/2023

How Mutant Proteins Damage Nerve Cells ... Read more.

 |  03/31/2023

Recent collaboration establishes the “New Horizons in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD)” Pilot Funding Program. ... Read more.

 |  03/30/2023

Steven Shatkhin, an undergraduate student in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, recently earned the Researcher of the Year Award. ... Read more.

By Bethany Augliere  |  02/20/2023

��M�� Researchers Earn $1.2M Grant to Help Amputees ... Read more.

By Bethany Augliere  |  02/21/2023

Studying Underdog Cells in the Nervous System ... Read more.

By Gisele Galoustian  |  01/30/2023

Researchers from the Schmidt College of Medicine have unraveled the interplay between chronic pain, sleep and spinal cord stimulation, a treatment ... ... Read more.

Palm Health Foundation celebrated the grand opening of the Brain Institute’s new building on ��MŮ��’s John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter, signalling a new era in neuroscience research, education, and community engagement.

The official launch of the institute heralds a new era in neuroscience research, education and community engagement. ... Read more.

Please join us for the official opening of the ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 at 10 a.m. ... Learn more.

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., ��MŮ��’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute executive director, recently received the Society for Neuroscience’s (SfN) 2022 Science Educator Award. ... Read more.

10/20/2022

Study supports the idea that treatment strategies should be cognizant of the sex-dependence of neuronal signaling mechanisms. ... Read more.

The ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute is requesting applications for the 2022-2023 Pilot Grant Program supporting research in neurodegenerative disease research, computational brain science and health and general neuroscience....

Gift Aims to Increase STEM Opportunities ... Read more.

Remote training program helps mitigate negative emotions in preadolescents. ... Read more.

Stiles- Nicholson Brain Institute’s 2021 Pilot Grant Award Winners Announced ... Read more.

Possible early warning system of impending emergences of novel drugs. ... Read more.

Older adults from diverse backgrounds need more than knowledge and guidance about exercise. ... Read more.

Researchers in the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute capture 3D images of brain cells using a powerful new microscope. ... Read more.

Peter Rodriguez, research assistant in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, awarded the Delores Auzenne Fellowship. ... Read more.

More than 80 philanthropists, scientists and community leaders gathered at the Palm Beach, home of community philanthropist, Frances Fisher, for Palm Health Foundation's "Brain Health Innovation" cocktail reception. The event...

MobileMinds, a branch of the ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute's ASCEND (Advancing STEM Community Engagement through Neuroscience Discovery) program, recently brought neuroscience education to Palm Springs Middle School. During...

��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute's Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., director of community engagement and programming and research assistant professor of biomedical science, and Paula Kurdziel, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, recently...

SPAIN: Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D., associate professor of neuroscience, recently spoke at Gordon Research Conference's 2022 Membrane Transport Proteins, "Biomedical Transporters: Physiology, Dysfunction and Targets of Pharmacotherapy"...

Six faculty members recently joined the ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute. ... Read more.

Research Aims to Uncover Treatment Options for Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries ... Read more.

Maciej J. Stawikowski, Ph.D., assistant scientist in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, uncovers the cause of neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer's disease. ... Read more.

MobileMinds Receives Funding to Continue Brain Education on the Move ... Read more.

Postdoctoral fellow Lorena B. Areal, Ph.D., studies the effects of dopamine-related mutated genes found in patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder and more. ... Read more.

Peter Rodriguez, graduate research assistant in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, was recently awarded the Delores Auzenne Fellowship, sponsored by the State University System. ... Read more.

Researching Ways to Improve Vision Sensitivity ... Read more.

Congratulations to the newest Junior Neuroscientists on graduating from ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute's ASCEND NeuroExplorers program!

On Friday, May 6, Randy Blakely, Ph.D., executive director, ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, gave a commencement address at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science graduation ceremony. During his address, Blakely relayed...

Exploring Mind in an Age of Artificial Intelligence ... Read more.

How Cells Communicate in the Brain ... Read more.

Palm Health Foundation Donates $1M for New Program ... Read more.

Take a high-tech tour and interactive experience of the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute brain exhibition, Journey Through the Human Brain, at the Cox Science Center.

New Neuroscience Graduate Program Launches ... Read more.

New ��M�� Faculty Member Hopes to Expand Diversity and Inclusion Efforts ... Read more.

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., director of community engagement and programming with ��MŮ�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and research assistant professor in Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, was recently...

Gianna Cannestro, student in the Complex Systems and Brain Science doctoral program, recently earned the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship. ... Read more.

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common type of neck surgery that involves removing a damaged disc to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerve root and thereby alleviate associated pain, numbness, weakness...

Evolution Paves Path for Curing Devastating Neurological Condition ... Read more.

A new study by ��MŮ�� researchers is literally shedding “light” on a way to improve the health of endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) prone to a disease called fibropapillomatosis. Affecting...

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Former NFL Player Researches the Brain and the Body's Impact on Behavior ... Read more.

New Funding Supports Scientists as They Tease Out Clues to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias ... Read more.

Connecting Biology and Artificial Intelligence to Design Prosthetics That Feel ... Read more.

The ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute's Annual Magazine Shares the Stories that are Changing the Future ... Read more.

��MŮ��’s Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Lisa Wiese, Ph.D., have received grants from the Florida Department of Health’s Ed and Ethel Moore Foundation for Alzheimer’s Disease Research, for programs...

Tinnitus, most often described as “ringing” in the ears even though no external sound is present, also can be perceived as humming, hissing, buzzing or roaring sounds. According to the United States Centers for Disease...

A $1 million gift last fall from Palm Health Foundation (PHF) has launched the ��MŮ�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s “Computational Brain Science and Health Graduate Fellowships.” The gift,...

��MŮ��’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will kick off “Brainy Days 2022: a Celebration of Neuroscience,” on Monday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m., with events continuing through March 31.

Nicole, Baganz, Ph.D., director of community engagement and programming, ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, took part in a high-voltage demonstration performed by Tesla coil expert, ArcAttack, at Cox Science Center and...

Congrats to Lorena Areal, Ph.D, postdoctoral fellow, for winning the third annual Art of Science contest. View the photo and other winners.

The ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science launch the Neuroscience Graduate Program. ... Read more.

A collaboration between the ��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has resulted in the launch of a unique partnership to train the next generation of brain scientists...

Carmen Varela, Ph.D., is developing non-invasive methods to monitor sleep quality and brain health aimed at advancing new approaches to prevent Alzheimer's disease.

��M�� Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute announced today it has received $1 million from the Palm Health Foundation to launch and support its new Program in Computational Brain Science and Health (PCBSH).

Scientists at the Brain Institute capture 3D images of identified brain cells clusters using a new microscope capable of imaging preparations with a razor-thin sheet of laser light. ... Read more.

Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing researchers explored trends in physical activity in ethnically diverse older adults to see what drives them to start or sustain physical activity and what stops them.

Scientists at ��M��'s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute are among the first in the state of Florida to capture 3D images of clusters of identified brain cells in the intact brain using a new, fully automated, microscope capable...

An ��M�� College of Engineering and Computer Science study is the first to use liquid metal sensors and machine learning on a prosthetic hand to help reconnect amputees to a previously severed sense of touch.

A study conducted on older adults at risk for Alzheimer's shows that a memory biomarker increased after a 26-week structured aerobic exercise training, confirming the beneficial effects of exercise.

A near-$10 million to ��M�� from David J. S. Nicholson will welcome an era of unprecedented research, education and discovery at ��M��'s John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter.

Graduate Neuroscience Training Program (GNTP) student, Claudius Osei, received the “Championship Runner-up” award and is the recipient of a $1,500 in the 2021 3MT® Competition.

Four researchers from ��M��'s Schmidt College of Medicine and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received grants totaling $641,818 from the Ed and Ethel Moore Alzheimer's Disease Research Program.

Construction is underway on a building on the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter that will create new jobs, accommodate more students in the STEM fields, and increase opportunities for funded research.

A study is the first to explore the relationship between anxiety, inhibitory control and EEG measures in children, revealing a way to ease negative emotions using a computerized and remote training program.

��MŮ��’s Brain Institute is proud to announce “Brainy Days 2021,” a monthlong virtual celebration of neuroscience to engage, empower and educate the public about brain diseases and ultimately reduce...

A study using EEG is the first to show that feeding method (breastfeeding and/or bottle-feeding) in depressed and non-depressed mothers boosts infants' mood, neuroprotection and mutual affectionate touch.

Construction of the new Neuroscience Building on ��M��'s Jupiter Campus is underway. Crews are prepping the site where a 58,000-square-foot, $35 million facility will create space for more than 30 researchers.

��MŮ��’s Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., a professor of biomedical science in the Schmidt College of Medicine and a member of the ��MŮ�� Brain Institute, has been named by The Web of Science™ among its most Highly...

Researchers from ��MŮ��’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing have received a two-year, $675,000 grant from the National Institute of Aging, National Institutes...

By monitoring a well-replicated biomarker associated with reward, a study by neuroscientists from ��MŮ�� provides evidence that the old adage, “There’s no place like home,” has its roots deep in...

Researchers from ��MŮ��’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, ��MŮ�� Broward Campuses and ��MŮ��'s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, in collaboration with Cornell University, studied the relationship...

Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D., professor emeritus in ��MŮ��’s Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (CMBB), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry within the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science...

A few fish, like Mexican cavefish, "Astyanax mexicanus," have evolved in unique environments without any predators. To determine how this lack of predation impacts escape responses that are highly stereotyped across fish...

A new, retrospective cross-sectional study by researchers from ��MŮ��’s Schmidt College of Medicine in collaboration with Geisinger, the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, and Cooper...

Researchers from ��MŮ��’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing in collaboration with ��MŮ��’s College of Engineering and Computer Science and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science have received a five-year,...

A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances by neuroscientists at ��MŮ��’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science and Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University,...

A study by a leading ��M�� neuroscientist and collaborators on serotonin, a mood-regulating molecule in the brain that regulates many brain synapses, is helping to unravel a neurotransmitter puzzle.

The loss of a sense of smell is known to be one of the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease (PD). In a new study, an ��M�� neuroscientist and colleagues link inflammation, olfaction and pathology seen in PD.

��MŮ�� recently announced that the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, in collaboration with ��MŮ��’s Brain Institute, hired Susan Schneider, Ph.D., to the position of William F. Dietrich Chair...

Findings from a groundbreaking study will help scientists and clinicians to develop more tailored treatments and therapies for people who struggle with psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression.

The ��M�� Brain Institute Summer Neuroscience Scholars (SUNS) program is an 8-week program that is currently providing students with direct, remote learning in preparation for research in the laboratory.

One in five Americans will experience a mental illness in a given year. Paula Gajewski-Kurdziel, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in ��M��'s Brain Institute received a three-year, $65.5 thousand grant from the National Institutes...

2020 ��M�� Brain Institute Graduate Features

Anxiety, depression and cognitive decline are prominent psychopathologies that together affect more than 40 million people in the United States.

A new building on ��MŮ��’s Jupiter Campus will be an important milestone for the ��MŮ�� Brain Institute – but director Randy Blakely says it’s just the beginning of a 10-year plan.

From health care to education to media, social distancing across the globe due to coronavirus (COVID-19) has created the need to conduct business “virtually” using Skype, web conferencing, FaceTime and any other means...

��MŮ��’s Brain Institute, in partnership with the Stiles-Nicholson Foundation, is addressing the national shortage in STEM (science-technology-engineering and math) career-oriented students with ASCEND...

��MŮ��’s Brain Institute is proud to announce “Brainy Days 2020,” a celebration of neuroscience throughout the month of March and sponsored by Palm Health Foundation.

The neighborhood environment may positively or negatively influence one’s ability to maintain cognitive function with age. Since older adults spend less time outside, the neighborhood environment increases in importance...

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and disability in the United States. More than 87 percent are ischemic strokes, caused by obstruction of one or more cerebral arteries. With limited progress in developing treatments,...

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