Sammons Enterprises’ Gift To Transform Center for BrainHealth

The Center for BrainHealth at UT Dallas recently received the largest single corporate gift in the center’s 22-year history from Sammons Enterprises Inc. The multiyear gift will advance work to identify neural indicators of brain health by enhancing the center’s ability to pioneer, test and deliver novel metrics that assess gains in brain health and performance.

In recognition of Sammons’ investment, the Center for BrainHealth’s state-of-the-art imaging center has been named the Sammons BrainHealth Imaging Center. The facility houses two 3-tesla MRI scanners, considered the gold standard for human brain research.

The company’s gift will fuel three key areas: brain physiology, neuroinformatics and data visualization. These areas will open a window to view and assess working brain systems; judge the efficacy and effects of therapeutics and cognitive therapies; leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence to personalize brain health care; and create a visual interface to allow individuals to see increased brain performance over time.

The Sammons’ gift supports New Dimensions: The Campaign for UT Dallas.

Sammons is a diverse holding corporation that owns and operates companies in the financial services, industrial equipment and services, real estate and infrastructure sectors.

– Daniel Steele