UT BRAINSTORMS: A Conversation on the Brain
The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Austin presents UT Brainstorms: A Conversation on the Brain. The purpose of UT Brainstorms is to connect with the community to inform and educate about neuroscience research and the influences it has on our daily lives. We seek a two-way conversation where we share our expertise about the brain and we listen to what it means in people’s lives and to the challenges they face as it relates to the brain.
The 2022 Virtual UT BRAINSTORMS series has concluded.
All UT Brainstorms presentations are recoreded and can be viewed at: Youtube.com/c/UTbrainstorms
PAST UT BRAINSTORMS
2021-22 Series
- August 26, 2021: The Learning Brain: A Conversation About Successful Studying as Informed by Neuroscience, Dr. Michael Mauk
- September 23, 2021: The Spicy Brain: A Conversation About How We Perceive Heat, Dr. Eric Senning
- October 21, 2021: The Stimulated Brain: A Conversation About Language, Movement, and Epilepsy, Dr. Liberty Hamilton
- November 18, 2021: The Open Brain: A Conversation About How Cloud Technologies Help Advance Basic and Clinical Science, Dr. Franco Pestilli
- January 27, 2022: The Agile Brain: A Conversation About How the Brain Controls Skilled Movements. Dr. Michael Mauk
- February 17, 2022: The Zombie Brain: A Conversation About How Parasites Can Take Over The Brain. Dr. Harold Zakon
- March 24, 2022: Postponed
- April 21, 2022: The Electrified Brain: A Conversation About How to Use Electricity to Treat Neurological Disorders. Dr. Joshua Chang
2020-21 Series
- August 27, 2020: The eLearning Brain: A Conversation about Socializing and Connecting in Virtual Classrooms, Dr. Kristin Patterson
- October 15, 2020: 2020 Stresses on the Brain: A Conversation on the Neuroscience of Studying and Focusing in a Challenging Time, Dr. Michael Mauk
- November 12, 2020: The COVID Brain: A Conversation About How COVID May Impact Our Brain Health, Dr. Esther Melamed
- January 21, 2021: The Drunken Brain: A Conversation About How Science Discovers Drug Targets to Unravel Addiction, Dr. Jonathan Pierce
- February 25, 2021: The Fooled Brain: A Conversation on How We Are Easily Misled When Processing Information and Making Decisions, Dr. Michela (Micky) Marinelli
- March 25, 2021: The Sensing Brain: A Conversation About Animals, and Humans, with Extraordinary Sensory Systems, Dr. Harold Zakon
- April 22, 2021: The Intoxicated Brain: A Conversation About Alcohol, Aggression and Fruit Flies, Dr. Nigel Atkinson
- May 20, 2021: The Rhythmic Brain: A Conversation About Your Biological Clock, Dr. William Schwartz
- June 24, 2021: The Silent Brain: A Conversation About Hearing Loss and Current Strategies for Hearing Restoration, Dr. Amy Lee
2019-20 Series
- September 6, 2019: The Floating Brain: A Conversation about Navagation, Memory, and Weightlessness in Space, Dr. James Knierim
- October 12, 2019: The Parkinson's Brain: A Conversation about Brain Circuits, OScillations and Deep Brain Stimulation, Dr. Charles Wilson
- November 16, 2019: The Embodied Brain: A Conversation about Intersecting Physical and Mental Health, Dr. Marisa Toups
- December 5, 2019: The Remembering Brain: A Conversation About How Memory Contributes to Children and Adults’ Ability to Navigate the World, Acquire New Knowledge, and Imagine Their Future, Drs. Christine Coughlin, Hannah Roome, and Nicole Varga
- January 24, 2020: The Student Brain: A Conversation about the Neuroscience Behind Effective Studying, Dr. Michael Mauk
- February 15, 2020: The Cyberman Brain: A Conversation about Mind Control, Dr. Boris Zemelman
- March 7, 2020: The Ancient Brain: A Conversation about How Our Brains Evolved, Dr. Harold Zakon
- May 28, 2020: The Threatened Brain: A Conversation about the Neuroscience of Stress and Resilience, Dr. Michael Drew
- July 23, 2020: COVID on the Brain: A Conversation about Viruses, Pandemics and Vaccines, Dr. Daniel Leahy
2018-19 Series
- September 29, 2018: The Craving Brain: A Conversation about Vulnerability to Drug Addiction, Dr. Micky Marinelli
- October 18, 2018: The Developing Brain: A Conversation about Learning During Childhood & Adolescence, Dr. Alison Preston
- November 10, 2018: The Inflamed Brain: A Conversation about Immune Responses, Addiction, Depression & PTSD, Dr. R. Adron Harris
- December 13, 2018: The Artificial Brain: A Conversation about Brains, Computers, and Artificial Minds, Dr. Michael Mauk
- January 19, 2019: The Curious Brain: A Conversation about How Basic Neuroscience Research Can Have Unexpected Clinical Relevance, Dr. Alex Huk
- February 21, 2019: The Distracted Brain: A Conversation about Attention, Memory, and ... Uh, I Forget, Dr. Jarrod Lewis-Peacock
- March 23, 2019: The Diminishing Brain: A Conversation about the Search for a Cure for Alzheimer's Disease, Dr. Michael Mauk
- April 18, 2019: The Regenerating Brain: A Conversation about how Growing New Neurons Relates to Learning, Anxiety and Depression, Dr. Michael Drew
- May 9, 2019: The Listening Brain: A Conversation about our Sonic World, Music and Hearing Impairments, Dr. Nace Golding
2017-18 Series
- September 16, 2017: The Forgetting Brain, A Conversation about Memory, Alzheimer's, and Other Memory Disorders, Dr. Michael Mauk
- October 14, 2017: The Miswired Brain, A Conversation about Autism, Dr. Audrey Brumback
- November 9, 2017: The Eloquent Brain, A Conversation about Language and Thought, Dr. Alexander Huth
- January 27, 2018: The Addicted Brain, A Conversation about Alcohol and Drug Addiction, Dr. Robert Messing
- February 15, 2018: The Frightened Brain, A Conversation about Fear and Anxiety, Dr. Michael Drew
- March 24, 2018: The Plastic Brain, A Conversation about Learning and Memory, Dr. Laura Colgin
- April 21, 2018: The Vulnerable Brain, A Conversation about Predisposition to Alzheimer's and Other Neurological Disorders, Dr. Jonathan Pierce
- May 17, 2018: The Electrical Brain, A Conversation about Neural Signaling and Epilepsy, Dr. MacKenzie Howard
- June 9, 2018: The Broken Brain: A Conversation about How Brain Damage Informs Us About Brain Function, Dr. Michael Mauk
