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Kent State Biologist Wins Grant to Study Neurological Roots of Chronic Stress and Fear
Oct. 25, 2018
People who suffer trauma will, with few exceptions, never forget what happened to them, but a Kent State University researcher may be able to offer them the hope of living without constant fear and anxiety.
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New Study by Kent State Researcher to Examine Role of Oxytocin in the Developing Brain
Oct. 11, 2018
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University’s Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as “the bonding hormone,” oxytocin is well known for helping…
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KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain
March 22, 2018
The College of Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for the sixth annual Neuroscience Symposium on April 25-26, 2018 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. This year's topic is "The Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain," with John Cryan, PhD, as our keynote…
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Mapping the Brain Activity of Buddhist Monks
Sept. 6, 2017
Electroencephalogram (EEG) caps are helping Kent State University researchers unlock the secrets of the mind.
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Kent State and Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute to Conduct NIH Research Study on Rehabilitation for Aphasia
June 19, 2017
When someone suffers a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or brain tumor, one of the common symptoms is aphasia, a disorder that arises from damage to portions of the brain, usually the left side, that are responsible for language. It impairs the expression and understanding of…
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Scholar Gets Students, Kent State on the Move
Jan. 24, 2017
Kent State University’s Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human…
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Kent State’s Torsten Hegmann Named Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry
Jan. 24, 2017
One of the top publishing societies in the world names a Kent State professor a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Read More »Kent State Researchers to Study the Effects of Probiotics on Brain Health
Dec. 13, 2016
University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village Kent State University, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from…
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Kent State Advances Its Culture of Research and Innovation With the Establishment of the Brain Health Research Institute
Dec. 7, 2016
At the Kent State University Board of Trustees meeting held today (Dec. 7, 2016), the Board voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute, further supporting significant existing research and providing additional support for researchers to collaborate across multiple…
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