Astrid’s Journey ‘Beyond the Science’ to Beat Deadly Heart Condition at UF Health
Astrid Weller’s dad holds her up to a window at the University of Florida Health Congenital Heart Center so she can press her hands to the warm glass and peer…
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Mutations disrupt touch-based learning, study finds
March 12, 2025
JUPITER, Fla. — You may scarcely notice it, but much of what you do every day requires your brain to engage in perceptual learning. To safely cross an…
The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology
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UF neuroscientist uses AI to map learning, decision-making, to discover how brains work
February 22, 2024
With trial and error, repetition and praise, when a puppy hears “Sit!” they learn what they’re expected to do. That’s reinforcement learning, and it’s a…
AI at UF, The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology, UF Health, +1 more
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UF Health researcher co-leading landmark study on autism’s role in aging
September 20, 2022
While the number of adults affected by autism is growing, very little is known about the way the condition is impacted by aging. Now, a University of Florida…
Department of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, +3 more
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UF Scripps researchers’ work sheds new light on relationship between brain structure and behavior in preclinical model of autism
April 14, 2022
For people with autism, overstimulating sensory experiences such as noise can have a profound effect on their lives. Now, a group of scientists at UF Scripps…
Department of Neuroscience, +3 more
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UF Health opens new center to help those with autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities
February 20, 2020
For more information, please contact Ken Garcia at kdgarcia@ufl.edu or 352-273-9799. University of Florida Health today cut the ribbon on its new Center for…
UF Health Shands Hospital, UF Health Shands Rehab Hospital, +2 more
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Renowned neuroscientists to join UF Health, propel discovery of treatments for neurological diseases
March 18, 2019
Three renowned neuroscientists from top U.S. research institutions will join the newly established Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at UF…
Department of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Pathology, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine, +5 more
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Researcher funded to connect underserved patients with autism and families to support systems
October 30, 2017
A University of Florida College of Nursing researcher has received an additional round of funding to continue to forge a much-needed bridge between patients…
College of Nursing, +2 more
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The Year in Review: Celebrating Our Achievements in 2016 Part 1
January 19, 2017
2016 was a tremendous year of continued growth and progress for UF Health. In this “year-in-review” issue of OTSP, we highlight achievements in each of the…
UF Health
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How Does Your Garden Grow
In recent years, Wilmot Gardens at the University of Florida sat in disrepair — until C. Craig Tisher, M.D., former dean of the UF College of Medicine, started…
