Basic sciences lab research at the Loma Linda University School of Behavioral Health explores the foundational psychological, neurological, and social mechanisms that shape human behavior and health. From investigating how the brain responds to aging and injury to examining the psychological processes underlying mindfulness, conflict, and voting behavior, our faculty pursue questions that deepen our understanding of the human experience at its most fundamental level. Explore the research below.

Improving Brain Resilience to Injury and Aging

Improving Brain Resilience to Injury and Aging

Our lab’s research is broadly concerned with promoting healthy brain aging / increasing an individual’s “health-span”, and generally falls into 1 of 3 overlapping categories: Characterizing models of neurodegeneration, Preventing neurodegeneration and/or increasing the brain’s resiliency, and Characterizing the effects of plant-based compounds (phytochemicals) in the brain.
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