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UCI MIND faculty find that social enrichment is good for the brains of aging dogs.

Jessica Noche, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar and REMIND co-chair recently published an article in the Journal of Neuroscience with UCI MIND faculty, Craig Stark, PhD, and Elizabeth Head, PhD, on the importance of playtime and socialization to increase regional brain size in aging beagles.  Read their article and the summary of the study in Health Day

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