Over the weekend, the UAB CNC Neuroscience For All team partnered with Bare Hands, Inc. to provide "A Feast for the Senses", hands on neuroscience activities at the 23rd Annual Día de los Muertos! 💐💀 Looks like they had a great time learning about brain activity and senses!

The final session of UAB Brain Chats for this year is THIS Saturday at 11AM! 😃 Join this free, educational event at Avondale Library to discuss the highly requested topic, “Hope After Head Injury, The Road to Recovery” presented by Dr. Rachel Teranishi! 🧠

Meet us at Avondale Library on Nov 1 at 11AM for the last UAB Brain Chats session of 2025! Dr. Rachel Teranishi will present the highly requested topic on TBI, “Hope After Head Injury, The Road to Recovery”. 🧠 Bring a friend and join the discussion! 😀

The next session of Brain Chats is this Saturday! Meet us at Avondale Library on Oct 4th at 11AM for a presentation on “Early Interventions in Mental Health” by Dr. Adrienne Lahti, Professor & Chair of UAB Department of Psych- Behavioral Neurobiology. 🧠 See you on Saturday! 😃

The 2025 CNC Retreat is in the books! 📖 Thank you to the 220+ attendees for being a part of this annual event and making it a grand success. More photos coming soon. 😎

The annual UAB CNC retreat starts tomorrow in our beautiful new Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation Conference Center! Join us for trainee and faculty science as well as a keynote presentation from @ishmailsaboor.bsky.social! Link to program below. www.uab.edu/medicine/cnc...

We had a GREAT time Saturday during UAB Brain Chats! Dr. Kristina Visscher @visscherlab.bsky.social gave an amazing talk on plasticity in the brain. 🧠 We hope to see you in the room next time! 😄 Stay tuned for more information on the October session.

Join us this Saturday for a free, educational and interactive session of UAB Brain Chats! Dr. Kristina Visscher @visscherlab.bsky.social will discuss “You CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Plasticity and the aging brain”. 🧠 We hope to see you at Avondale Library on September 6th at 11AM! 😀

Last Chance to Register! 🔊 Registration will close this Friday for the 2025 CNC Retreat. This will be a fantastic two-day opportunity for UAB faculty and trainees to learn more areas of neuroscience research! 🧠 Register today at, www.uab.edu/medicine/cnc...

For our next Brain Chats, Dr. Kristina Visscher from UAB’s Dept of Neurobiology will bring the highly anticipated presentation “You CAN teach an old dog new tricks! Plasticity and the aging brain”. 🧠 Make plans to join us at Avondale Library on September 6th at 11AM! 😀 @visscherlab.bsky.social

Are you a faculty, student or researcher in the neurosciences at UAB? 📢 You won’t want to miss this event! Registration is still open for the 2025 CNC Retreat, but will be closing soon. Register today at, www.uab.edu/medicine/cnc...

We had a great turn out for Brain Chats this past Saturday at Avondale Library! 🤩 Dr. Lazar gave a FANTASTIC presentation on how to Improve Your Brain Health and attendees came ready to discuss. Want to join next time?! 👀 Stay tuned for details on the September session.

Looking for ways to Improve your Brain Health?! 🤔 Join us for the next Brain Chats! On August 2nd at 11AM at Avondale Library, Dr. Ronald Lazar will be sharing valuable information and tips on this topic. 🧠 Come join the conversation! 😄

The 2025 Alabama Summit on Addiction and Pain will be held September 2-3, 2025 at the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation Conference Center! Registration is now open, go.uab.edu/44fpK1r. @uabcappi.bsky.social

ATTN 📢: UAB neuroscience faculty and trainees, Have you registered for the 2025 CNC Retreat yet?? This year’s meeting will be on UAB’s campus, at the new Marnix E Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation Conference Center! Read More and Register Today at, www.uab.edu/medicine/cnc... .

Join UAB Brain Chats THIS SATURDAY at 11:30am at Homewood Public Library to learn about The Power of Vitamin B1! Our guest expert will be Coreen Schwatzlow, MD from UAB’s Department of Neurology. 🧠 We hope to see you there! 😀

Do you know the Power of Vitamin B1?? Join “Brain Chats” at Homewood Public Library on July 5 at 11:30am to learn about this important topic! Our guest expert will be Coreen Schwatzlow, MD from UAB’s Department of Neurology. 🧠 Share and bring a friend!

@andrewhardaway.bsky.social gave a spectacular talk on Saturday to a packed house at the Avondale Library! Such a great discussion about the neuroscience and long path of research toward GLP-1 weight loss medications!

Great write up about Saturday's Brain Chats at 11 AM in Avondale library! www.thekitchinsink.com/post/free-ev...

Interested in learning more about the neuroscience underlying GLP-1 weight loss medications like Wegovy and Ozempic? Attend this FREE upcoming event featuring UAB expert @andrewhardaway.bsky.social! All Brain Chats are open to the public - we welcome your attendance and questions!

Save the date for the 2025 UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center retreat on September 17-18th, to be held in the beautiful new Heersink Conference Center on the UAB campus! Registration and agenda details to come.

The CNC is excited to help sponsor Brain Awareness Week from March 26-29, 2025 with our partners at the McWane Science Center. Each year we reach thousands of area kids with hands on demonstrations that help spark a curiosity about the nervous system and inspire future scientists.

Congratulations to all of the UAB 2025 Pittman Scholars, including CNC faculty member @andrewhardaway.bsky.social! www.uab.edu/medicine/new...

This Saturday at 11 AM at Avondale Library in Birmingham, check out the next installment of Brain Chats! We'll be talking about The Power of the Clock: How Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Shape Our Lives. Appropriate topic, as we approach the shortest days of the year!

Interested in UAB graduate programs in Neuroscience or Neuroengineering? NeuroScholars awards will be selected from program applications and includes $10,000 in discretionary and award funds! Check out links below for more information. www.uab.edu/gbs/home/the... www.uab.edu/engineering/...