{"id":4852,"date":"2016-01-06T19:06:08","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T19:06:08","guid":{"rendered":"<img class=\"alignright wp-image-5030 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Beckstead2-DSC_094.jpg\" alt=\"Beckstead2-DSC_094\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" \/>\r\n\r\nFrom studies of mental disorders to brain-deg"},"modified":"2016-05-27T20:49:14","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T20:49:14","slug":"seeds-for-the-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/seeds-for-the-brain\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeds for the brain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5030 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Beckstead2-DSC_094.jpg\" alt=\"Beckstead2-DSC_094\" width=\"600\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Beckstead2-DSC_094.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Beckstead2-DSC_094-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/Beckstead2-DSC_094-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From studies of mental disorders to brain-degenerating diseases, five research projects from the Health Science Center were each awarded $100,000 seed grants as part of the UT System initiative to jump-start multidisciplinary research on the human brain.<\/p>\n<p>A total of $4.5 million was awarded through the UT System Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Research Institute, created by the Board of Regents in 2014 to facilitate team approaches to brain research. 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