We’re pleased to share our latest publication introducing a new brain health neuroimaging dataset from the UAE. This paper presents the study protocol and initial data release from the ASPIRE Research Institute Brain Health Project, which aims to recruit 2,000 adults (ages 18–60).
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10th MENACTRIMS Congress Best Presentation Award
The LAMINATE team received the Best Presentation Award at the 10th MENACTRIMS (MENA Committee for Treatment and Research in MS) Congress in Dubai for their presentation.
FLAIRstar Module
With the FLAIRstar module, diagnosing multiple sclerosis becomes faster, more accurate, and leads to quicker access to treatment. It was developed at NYU Abu Dhabi’s NYUAD Center for Brain and Health in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Yas Clinic–Khalifa City and Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center.
Center for Brain and Health (CBH) 2024/2025 Academic Year Kickoff Social Event
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host the first CBH Social Event of 2024/2025 academic year, which took place at A2 atrium. The guests got together for a brief social event, engaged in conversations with people from different teams and enjoyed some refreshments.
Aperiodic Brain Activity to Track Sleep Dynamics
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host the first seminar of this academic year (2024/2025) with the guest speaker Dr Mohamed Ameen – University of Salzburg, which took place on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 4 PM (GST) in C2-329.
Abnormal Oscillations in Depressive Patients with Suicide Attempt Under an Emotional Expressions Recognition Task
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host a seminar with the guest speaker Zhongpeng Dai a PhD candidate from Southeast University China.
Second Annual Brain Health Workshop
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) had successfully hosted the second annual Brain Health Workshop, which was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 23 and 24, 2024.
Cortical Myelin Trajectories Across the Human Lifespan, Approaches Towards Individualized Strategies in Medicine and Neuroscience
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host a seminar with the guest speaker Professor Alessio Fracasso – Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Seminar with Dr. Tanmoy Maita and Dr. Shivam Mittal from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host a seminar with the guest speakers Dr. Tanmoy Maita and Dr. Shivam Mittal from Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
How Voluntary and Involuntary Attention Differentially Shape Perception
Visual attention is essential for visual perception; it enables us to selectively process information across space, visual dimensions, and time. This talk focuses on two types of covert spatial attention: Endogenous attention, which is voluntarily deployed and sustained, and exogenous attention.
Fourth Monthly CBH Social
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host the fourth CBH Social Event, which took place on Monday, March 4, 2024.
Challenges and Opportunities in White Matter Tractography to Quantify Neuroinflammation, Demyelination and Axonal Disruption
This focused on the 160,000 km of human brain white matter, its integrity and how non-invasive diffusion MRI can be used to develop novelbiomarkers sensitive to demyelination, axonal disruption and neuroinflammation.
Third Monthly CBH Social
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host the third CBH Social Event, which took place on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.
NeuroLibre Reproducible Preprints: Going Beyond the PDF
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was pleased to host an live seminar with the guest speaker Dr. Nikola Stikov, from École Polytechnique/University of Montreal.
Temporal Dynamics and Layer-Specific Coding of Visual Working Memory
Visual working memory information can be found across the cortex from frontal to occipital regions, yet the underlying mesoscale spatial coding and temporal dynamics of working memory maintenance remain elusive.
Predicting Binocular Retinotopic Organization from Monocular Input
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host a seminar with the guest speaker Professor Alessio Fracasso – Senior Lecturer at the School of Psychology and Neuroscience, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Second Monthly CBH Social
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host the second CBH Social Event, which took place on Monday, January 15, 2024.
First Monthly CBH Social
The Center for Brain and Health (CBH) was delighted to host the very first CBH Social Event, which took place on Monday, November 20, 2023.
Professor Bas Rokers’ Manuscript Accepted and Published by the Journal of Vision
Professor Bas Rokers’ manuscript was accepted and published by the Journal of Vision entitled: Task feedback suggests a post-perceptual component to serial dependence.