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Research Labs & Centers

Centers

  • Center for Psychedelic Research and Therapy
  • Institute for Early Life Adversity
  • Center for Youth Mental Health
  • Dell Medical School Pediatric Neuroscience
  • The Waggoner Center
  • UT CARE
  • ..

Research Labs

Brumback Lab | electrophysiology, optogenetic

Chang Lab | signal analysis, predictive analytics, artificial intelligence

CNBI Lab  (PI: José del R. Millán) | BCI, Neuroprosthetics, brain-machine interfaces, brain-computer interfaces, neural engineering, human-robot interaction, artificial intelligence

COPE Lab (PI: Alyssa Aguirre) | memory, aging, caregiver roadmap & support

Dobbs Lab | neural circuits, animal models, polysubstance abuse

Gaudet Lab | neuroinflammation, spinal cord injuries, biological clocks

Hamilton Lab | translational neuroscience, computational neuroscience

Howard Neuro Lab | cellular neurophysiology, translational epilepsy, synaptic transmission and plasticity

Laboratory of Affective Neurogenetics (PI: Mbemba Jabbi) | clinical and behavioral neuroscience, mood and affective disorders

Learning, Memory and Emotion Lab (PI: Joseph Dunsmoor) | neuroimaging, cognitive neuroscience, PTSD

Main Lab (PI: Elizabeth Lippard) | bipolar disorder, alcohol use disorder, stress

Melamed Lab | multiple sclerosis, neuroinflammation

Memory and Aging Lab (PI: Audrey Duarte) | cognitive neuroscience.

Messing Lab | translational neuroscience, addiction, pain, neuroimmune signaling

Molecular Engineering, Design & Discovery Lab (PI: Lief Fenno) | molecular engineering, systems neuroscience, and clinical medicine

MS.io Lab (PI: Leorah Freeman) | multiple sclerosis, neuroimaging, outcome prediction, equity

Neural Circuits & Behavioral Development Lab (PI: Jennifer Donegan) | stress, neurodevelopment

Neurocircuitry of Trauma and PTSD (NeuroTap) Lab (PI: Josh Cisler) | neurocircuitry, PTSD, treatment

Noble-Haeusslein Lab | translational neuroscience, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, neurorehabilitation

Orsini Lab | behavioral neuroscience, decision-making, sex differences, substance use disorders

Speech Disorders and Technology Lab (PI: Jun Wang) | speech science

Swallow Modulation Lab (SML) (PI: Corinne Jones)  | speech production, swallowing disorders, neuromodulation

Technology to Assist with Neurocognitive Symptoms (TechANS) Lab (PI: Jared Benge) | memory, aging, technology

The Neuroscience of Addiction and Motivation (PI: Micky Marinelli) | addiction, dopamine, adolescence

The Physiological Laboratories (PI: David Paydarfar) | mathematical models, machine learning, physiological sensors, rehabilitation, electroceuticals

Translational and Clinical Neuroscience (TrAC Neuro) Lab (PI: Greg Fonzo) | stress, neuromodulation, neuroimaging

Umlauf Laboratory  | metastatic brain tumors, immunotherapies

Women’s Reproductive Mental Health of Texas (PI: Jeffrey Newport) | reproductive psychiatry

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Latest News

  • A Jolt of Innovation for Brain-Computer Interfaces June 16, 2025
  • Sound Waves That Heal: A Breakthrough for Depression and Anxiety May 12, 2025
  • Celebrating our Mulva Faculty Members Promotions March 24, 2025
  • UT CARE Initiative Seminar Series Speaker – Cemal Ozemek – Friday, 2/28/25 February 25, 2025
  • James Sulzer Student Travel Award to attend a conference: deadline Jan 15, 2025 December 15, 2024

Latest Publications

Do We All Do the Same Things? Applicability of Daily Activities at the Intersection of Demographics. Neuropsychology.

Prefrontal Cortical Dynorphin Peptidergic Transmission Constrains Threat-driven Behavioral and Network States. Neuron.

Knockdown of Tlr3 in Dorsal Striatum Reduces Ethanol Consumption and Acute Functional Tolerance in Male Mice. Brain Behav Immun.

Longitudinal Associations of Physical and Emotional Distress Tolerance with Pain Intensity and Pain-Related Disability in United States Veterans. The Journal of Pain.

Combining Detrended Cross-Correlation Analysis with Riemannian Geometry-based Classification for Improved Brain-computer Interface Performance. Front Neurosci.

The Role of Occipital Condyle and Atlas Anomalies on Occipital Cervical Fusion Outcomes in Chiari Malformation Type I with Syringomyelia: a Study from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium. J Neurosurg Pediatr.

For a complete list of publications go to our Publications page!

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