Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute Community

This year's walk in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will take place on Saturday October 10, 2026. Registration is now open, so join our team TODAY and show your support!

In May, Nicole Baganz, Ph.D., spoke at the Florida School Health Association's annual conference. "Through a Neuroscientist’s Eyes: Rethinking Brain Health and Mental Illness,” explored how mental illness is often discussed in terms of diagnosis, behavior and crisis response but doesn't address what is happening in the brain beneath the surface.

Post-doctoral fellow Aly Paz, PhD, delivered an invited public lecture at Jupiter Medical Center on the neuroscience of meditation. The talk explored how meditation affects the brain and highlighted research on its benefits.

FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute recently hosted the National Association of University Women’s Tech Trek summer neuroscience course. Throughout the program, campers explored the brain through hands-on activities, including molecular biology techniques, brain dissections and interactive lessons on how the brain works.

The NeuroSquad brought neuroscience to The Gardens Mall this month with a pop-up Brain Sparks event. Shoppers of all ages crafted neurons, designed egg helmets to learn about brain safety, explored brain activity through EEG games, and dressed up as future neuroscientists at the Dress Like a Neuroscientist booth.

This expansion was made possible due to a generous grant from the Sharron and Joseph Ashby Hubert Fund of the Community Foundation of Broward.

Have you ever wondered whether playing violent video games makes people behave violently? Scientists have been hard work figuring exactly how playing video games can influence behavior.

The Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute community team is excited to bring augmented reality anatomy lessons to classrooms across Palm Beach and Broward Counties.