UC Davis Neuro Leaders Featured in "Enhancing Brain Health and Neural Performance" Session at 2022 Research Expo (Watch Video)
(DAVIS) On May 11, 2022, over 400 people from the UC Davis research community came together for the annual Research Expo. The event showcased the latest research-related insight, resources, opportunities, and tools to help researchers advance their programs and extend their impact. This year’s event included presentations, exhibits, workshops, and opportunities to network with potential collaborators.

moderator, keynote, and panelists
The "Enhancing Brain and Neural Performance" session featured Drs. Kimberley McAllister (moderator) Charlie DeCarli (keynote), Karen Moxon, David Olson, and Mark Rus (panelists) who discussed how to optimize brain health throughout the lifespan, innovations that are extending human capacity, and the novel use of psychoplastogens to re-wire pathological neural circuits. Click the following talk titles to watch recordings of the individual sections or watch the entire 90-minute session below.
- Charlie DeCarli, M.D.: Optimizing Brain Health Throughout the Lifespan
- Karen Moxon, Ph.D.: Neuro Innovations — Restoring, Augmenting, and Extending Human Capacity
- David Olson, Ph.D. and Mark Rus: Using Psychoplastogens to Selectively Re-wire Pathological Neural Circuits