Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Earlier this month, Drs. Nicole Baganz and Randy Blakely represented SNBI at the groundbreaking ceremony for the highly anticipated expansion of the Cox Science Center and Aquarium. SNBI has been proud to partner with the Cox Center since the inception of the brain exhibit, which opened to the public in 2019, and we are thrilled to continue our collaboration as this exciting new chapter unfolds. The upcoming expansion promises to be an incredible addition to the center, and we can't wait to see it come to life!

Congratulations to ASCEND undergraduate fellow Natasha Mayorga on being awarded The Barry Goldwater Scholarship!

A great day of neuroscience collaboration was enjoyed by over 75 NSO members and faculty along with guests at the annual FAU Neuroscience Student Organization Retreat on Saturday, April 13th at the beautiful Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach!

Tomorrow! Join us for a Neuroscience Seminar Series featuring Vlad Parpura, PhD

Room 101, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute, Jupiter Campus
12 p.m., Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Join us TODAY For a free event featuring esteemed mixed-media artist Greg Dunn! Virtual presentations begin at 10 followed by in-person presentations at 1 pm. We hope to see you there!

Thank you Palm Health Foundation for making this amazing event possible!

🧠 repost from Palm Health CEO Patrick McNamara!

We had the pleasure of sponsoring Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s “Brainy Days,” which featured Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, cognitive neurologist and director of UPenn’s Center for Neuroaesthetics. His presentation was fantastic and I highly recommend his most recent article in Psychology Today.

⚡ Check out Dr. Chatterjee's article: https://tinyurl.com/yxbxjr33

🎯 Check out the full Brainy Days calendar: https://tinyurl.com/3b34wtap

We had such a BEAUTIFUL evening hearing from Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, PhD, about his research in neuroaesthetics. Thank you to everyone that joined us and thank you to our hosts Cox Science Center and Aquarium

It's almost that time again! The spring semester of Neuroexplorers will be kicking off next Thursday, March 28. This program is made up of weekly lessons about the brain, including exciting activities like dissections and hands-on scientific experiments.

Sign up today: https://www.coxsciencecenter.org/ASCEND

TOMORROW: join us for an evening with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, PhD. Doors open at 6 pm for an hour of cocktails, followed by a lecture, and book signing. This event is completely free. We hope to see you there!

🧠Brainy Days calendar alert: This is a free event that you don’t want to miss!

Palm Health Foundation annually supports the Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute’s Brainy Days, a series of events and educational lectures featuring world-renowned experts who promote brain health, share neuroscience discoveries, and reduce the stigma associated with brain disorders.
 
🎯 For more information about “Brainy Days,” check out the full calendar at https://www.fau.edu/ibrain/brainydays/

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder🌹 But how does that work?

Anjan Chatterjee, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the Penn Center for NeuroAesthetics. Hear his Brainy Days talk, "Art, Architecture, and Human Well-being," on Thursday, March 21 at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium in West Palm Beach.

Cocktails at 6. Lecture at 7. Book signing and reception at 8.
To register, email [email protected].

✨Palm Health Foundation is a proud Mind Music Movement Foundation NeuroArts Symposium Sponsor!✨

Don’t miss the opportunity to meet and greet our amazing keynote speakers, panelists, and guest of honor, Susan Magsamen, 4:30pm at the VIP reception. Tickets for the VIP reception are $100 per person. Proceeds will go directly to M3F programming!

Get your tickets today!

m3f.org/events

We had such a great time hearing from Dr John Cryan about how our gut microbiome can affect our social behavior. Thank you to everyone that joined us! We hope to catch you at our other Brainy Days events 🥳

Got science?

BrainSparks! 🧠 is Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Join FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute's Ascend Neuroscience program at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium for a neuroscience extravaganza designed to ignite a passion for science in young minds 👨‍🔬 👩‍🔬 Neuroscientists from , Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience and The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute will lead hands-on activities using real, high-tech scientific research tools.

The fun is included with regular museum admission.

Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Presents 'Insights at the Institute' FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will host “Insights at the Institute,” a juried art exhibition designed to bring awareness to bipolar disorder, from March 14 through March 19.

We're so excited for a neuroscience-packed March!

✨Palm Health Foundation is a proud NeuroArts Symposium Sponsor!✨

Discover the power of music in neurorehabilitation with Brian Harris, a board-certified music therapist and CEO of MedRhythms. Join us at the Rhythms for the Brain event for an inspiring talk on the intersection of music, technology, and neuroscience.

Secure your spot on March 23 now! m3f.org/events

We have an exciting slate of events scheduled for our month-long Brainy Days celebration of neuroscience! See you there! :)

FAU’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Presents ‘Brainy Days’ Florida Atlantic University’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute will celebrate its efforts to advance brain science and health with events throughout the month of March throughout Palm Beach County.

Today we're reminiscing about how much fun we had at last year's Brain Sparks event at Cox Science Center and Aquarium. We hope to see you there again this year on March 16 for a day of fun Neuroscience themed activities!

The FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute is currently recruiting for our next cohort of PhD students. With areas of research including cellular, molecular & biomedical neuroscience, sensorimotor cognitive & behavioral neuroscience, and theoretical & computational neuroscience, and a nationally competitive $35,000 annual stipend, FAU's NGP provides its graduate students with opportunities for engaging in research, education, and community outreach.

Apply today!
https://www.fau.edu/ibrain/gradneuro/apply/

Join Team Neurosquad 🧠 from Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute for the upcoming National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk on Saturday, Nov. 4.
The 5K walk will be held at John Prince Park in Lake Worth. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9.
👉 Register here to join the Neurosquad team: https://bit.ly/46I1ZPN. (Donations are appreciated but NOT required to participate in the walk.)
NAMI Palm Beach County is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to providing education, support and advocacy with the goal to empower individuals living with mental illness and their families, and to eliminate the stigma associated with brain illnesses.

Join Team Neurosquad 🧠 from Florida Atlantic University Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute for the upcoming National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk on Saturday, Nov. 4.

The 5K walk will be held at John Prince Park in Lake Worth. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9.

👉 Register here to join the Neurosquad team: https://bit.ly/46I1ZPN. (Donations are appreciated but NOT required to participate in the walk.)

NAMI Palm Beach County is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization dedicated to providing education, support and advocacy with the goal to empower individuals living with mental illness and their families, and to eliminate the stigma associated with brain illnesses.

Gene Discovery Nets FAU Researchers U.S. Patent to Treat Addiction An invention in the fields of pharmacology, medicine, neuroscience and psychiatry using a molecular approach to treat addiction has earned Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., and Maureen Hahn, Ph.D., a U.S. patent.