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Check your pup’s ‘smarts’ at Husker DogFest on Oct. 7

Patrick Schmidt greets a nearby dog, Ginger, during the 2018 Husker DogFest at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. This year’s DogFest — the first since the COVID-19 pandemic — is Oct. 7.

fMRI scans may improve diagnosis of sports-related concussion

Aron Barbey is backdropped by an fMRI machine at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior, which he now directs after recently joining the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

Barbey and colleagues publish concussion research in Brain Communications

Aron Barbey

Barbey named director of Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior

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Asleep at the meal? Erratic sleep linked with nighttime eating among teens

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Study indicates mindfulness training promotes positivity

Study participants who underwent mindfulness training came to evaluate ambiguous facial expressions more positively than when they started.

Chancellor explores Nebraska's unique Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior

3 Questions with Ronnie - CB3

Lorenz, Sánchez to present next MHDI health equity talk

Sophia Sánchez and Tierney Lorenz.

Study suggests attention perks up when politicians break with party line

University of Nebraska–Lincoln political psychologist Ingrid Haas has shown the human brain is processing politically incongruent statements differently — attention is perking up — and that the candidate’s conviction toward the stated position is also playing a role.

Nebraska researchers continue obesity intervention study

Nebraska’s Tim Nelson has received a new five-year grant to extend research into obesity. One component of it is to test subjects at the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior by having the test subject in an MRI receiving sips of milkshakes.

Faculty 101 heads to the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior

Preview video: Faculty 101

Campus going to the dogs again with DogFest

A dog showcases his tricks for the "Dogs Got Talent" competition during the inaugural Husker DogFest on Aug. 11, 2018, at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The second DogFest is planned for Sept. 21.