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Season 11 of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein is now available on @PBS featuring expert commentary and personal stories about mental health. . Watch now: bbrfoundation.org/healthy-mi… . #ADHDawareness #mentalhealthawareness #depressionawareness
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Fascinating talk about the lifesaving work of @afspnational @BBRFoundation International Mental Health Research Symposium. @PardesPrize #researchsaveslives #suicideprevention
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Now learning about #memory and #engrams @BBRFoundation 2026 International Mental Health Research Symposium. #psychiatry #outstandingachievementprize
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Hearing from brilliant #mentalhealth scientists @BBRFoundation research symposium. #2026OutstandingAchievementPrizes #psychiatry
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Join us on 11/10 for our mental health webinar. ow.ly/cBF05101Jqi . Dr. Traynor will discuss emerging brain-based treatments for suicidal ideation that target functioning in major neural networks implicated in cognitive control and emotion regulation. . @Harvard @harvardmed
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Season 11, Episode 4 of Healthy Minds explores how stress and untreated depression negatively impact the body's inflammatory response. . Watch the full episode: ow.ly/eeyB5101J94 . @IcahnMountSinai #MentalHealth #ChronicStress #DepressionAwareness
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This webinar will highlight new findings examining how personality disorder assessments, measures of cognitive functioning, & neuroimaging can characterize & predict suicidal ideation outcomes in high-risk individuals w/ BPD Register ow.ly/nJ355100Ap6 @Harvard @harvardmed
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Thank you to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (@BBRFoundation) for highlighting CSHL Associate Professor Lucas Cheadle (@LucasCheadle)! Since being named as a BBRF Young Investigator in 2021, Cheadle has challenged himself and his laboratory to push the boundaries of #neuroscience and #autism spectrum disorder research. Click here for an in-depth explantation of Cheadle's most recent published research: bbrfoundation.org/content/ma… #InspiringDiscovery #CSHL
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Season 11, Episode 3 of Healthy Minds explores how MRIs reveal brain changes linked to addiction, particularly amid rising concerns over heavy screen time, social media, and video gaming. . Watch here: bbrfoundation.org/healthy-mi… . @Columbia @ColumbiaPsych #ScreenTime #mentalhealth
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Congratulations to the 2026 BBRF Pardes Humanitarian Prize Recipient, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! . Join us on October 30th & watch as they present, "The Suicide Prevention Movement: Translating Science Into Action." ow.ly/XTRU50ZXEhI . @afspnational
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Join us today at 2pm ET for our free webinar and learn about new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register here: ow.ly/kivT50ZNZri . @Yale @YaleMed
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You’re Invited to a Special Zoom Presentation - School as a Platform for Neurobehavioral Adaptation: Getting the Individualized Education Plan Right. . Register here: ow.ly/eA1Q50ZWmTV . @EmoryUniversity #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
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Learn how Neuroplastogens may treat depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and dementia without hallucinations in the second episode of season 11 of Healthy Minds. . Watch here: bbrfoundation.org/healthy-mi… . @PBS @ucdavis #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
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Join next week for our free webinar. Dr. Girgenti will share information on new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD. . Register here ow.ly/kivT50ZNZri . @Yale @YaleMed #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
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Congratulations to 2026 Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth who received early support from two BBRF YI Grants. . Read the full congratulatory message here: ow.ly/eWxC50ZUCRB . @Stanford #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
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