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Group photo of students and faculty standing outdoors in front of the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute building at Â鶹ŮÀÉ. The diverse group poses behind a large campus sign reading “STILES-NICHOLSON BRAIN INSTITUTE – FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY,â€� surrounded by tall palm trees and modern white architecture under a sunny blue sky.
May 21, 2026
Â鶹ŮÀÉ recently hosted the School for Computational Applications in Neuroscience (SCAN) at the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute (SNBI) on the Jupiter campus. SCAN is an immersive two-day workshop for...
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Study Maps Brain Blueprint of a Fly's Split-Second Great Escape
May 13, 2026
A new Â鶹ŮÀÉ study maps the first neural blueprint behind a fly's lightning-fast escape reflexes, offering new insight into how brains rapidly coordinate movement.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Review: Obesity and Alzheimer's Share Disease Metabolic Pathways
May 05, 2026
A review from Â鶹ŮÀÉ finds increasing evidence that obesity and Alzheimer's disease are biologically linked and share early metabolic disruptions.
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May 04, 2026
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute's Linda Petersen was honored with a Gabor Exemplary Employee Award
A young boy wearing a red cap and orange T-shirt stands at a table facing a seated man in a teal “Neuro Squad� shirt, who has a white sensor headband on his forehead. Between them is a small device with buttons and upright components, suggesting a hands-on brain or neuroscience activity. In the background, several people gather around a booth with a “Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience� banner, along with microscopes and science materials, creating the atmosphere of an interactive science exhibit.
April 17, 2026
Â鶹ŮÀÉ’s Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute received an IBRO/Dana Brain Awareness Week grant to support Brain Sparks at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Discovery of Tiny Cell 'Tunnels' Could Slow Huntington's Disease
March 20, 2026
Â鶹ŮÀÉ researchers have discovered how the toxic protein behind Huntington's disease spreads between brain cells through tiny tunnels, revealing a promising target to slow or halt disease progression.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Named Senior Member of the NAI
March 19, 2026
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., has been named a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors for pioneering neuropharmacology research advancing safer pain therapies and addiction treatments.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Awarded $2.4M NIH Grant for Immune Signaling and Social Behavior
March 06, 2026
Â鶹ŮÀÉ has received a $2.4M NIH grant to study how the neuronal immune receptor IL-1R1 shapes brain circuits, behavior, and social function, offering new insights into neurological and psychiatric disorders.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Presents 'Insights VIII' Art Exhibition
January 29, 2026
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will host "Insights VIII: Creativity and the Bipolar Brain" at the Ritter Art Gallery, Boca Raton campus.
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December 09, 2025
Undergraduates at Â鶹ŮÀÉ Jupiter Present During Fall Research Symposium

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