On September 16, 2017, Dr. Michael Mauk kicked off the UT Brainstorms series with "The Forgetting Brain, A Conversation about Memory, Alzheimer's, and Other Memory Disorders." The Mauk lab investigates information processing and learning in the cerebellum and prefrontal cortex. Your gift will allow us to bring research like this to a wider audience.

On October 14, 2017, Dr. Audrey Brumback gave a UT Brainstorms presentation on "The Miswired Brain, A Conversation about Autism." The Brumback lab uses a diverse array of approaches such as optogenetics, calcium imaging, behavioral assays, and patch clamp electrophysiology to understand how the brain’s circuitry is disrupted in disorders like autism. With your gift, we can continue to have discussions like this with the community.

On November 9, 2017, Dr. Alexander Huth presented on "The Eloquent Brain, A Conversation about Language and Thought" for UT Brainstorms. The Huth lab uses quantitative, computational methods to try to understand how the human brain processes the natural world. In particular, they are focused on understanding how the meaning of language is represented in the brain. Your contribution will enable us to share more neuroscience research like this that influences our daily lives.

On January 27, 2018, Dr. Robert Messing presented at UT Brainstorms on "The Addicted Brain, A Conversation about Alcohol and Drug Addiction." Researchers in the Messing Lab study molecular and circuit neuroadaptations to drugs of abuse that contribute to addiction and to co-morbid disorders such as anxiety and pain. The overall goal is to identify drug targets and strategies that could lead to new treatments. Your gift will bring important research such as this to a much wider audience.

On February 15, 2018, Dr. Michael Drew spoke at UT Brainstorms about "The Frightened Brain, A Conversation about Fear and Anxiety." The major aim of the Drew lab is to understand how the brain forms memories of our experiences, how these memories are retrieved at the right time and place, and how these memories can be suppressed. Your contribution will allow us to continue presenting this type of research to our community.