<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news-events/news/2026/09-23-brain-institute-neural-dynamic-center.html" dsn="news"><title>Governor Hochul Awards SUNY Downstate $1.5 Million To Establish Lifespan Neural Dynamics Center</title><item_date>09/23/2026 10:08:10 AM</item_date><author>Office of Communications &amp; Marketing</author><thumbnail><img src="" alt=""/></thumbnail><summary>Governor Kathy Hochul announced that SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University will receive $1.5 million to establish the Lifespan Neural Dynamics Center, expanding the University’s capacity to study memory, cognition, aging, and neurological disease. The award forms part of the first phase of the $10 million SUNY Brain Institute, a statewide neuroscience research network focused on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, cognitive decline, and other age-related brain disorders.</summary><featured/><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/news/2026/09-23-brain-institute-neural-dynamic-center.xml</loc></item>