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Dr. Dan Han is the Chief of Neuropsychology Division at UK HealthCare, and Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American Neurological Association, and the former president of the International Society of Neurogastronomy (ISN), and of the Lexington Board of Brain Injury Alliance. He currently serves as the Chair of the Medical & Scientific Advisory Board for the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) – McMillan Chapter.
Dr. Han is a Blavatnik Nominee in Life Sciences by The New York Academy of Sciences, and the recipient of the Honor the Fallen Soldier Patriot Coin Medallion by AUSA, the Academy of Medical Educator Excellence in Medical Education Awards in three categories (formerly the Abraham Flexner Excellence in Medical Education Award [2016, 2019 & 2021]), the Jack Runyon Award and the 2019 Psychologist of the Year Award by the Kentucky Psychological Association, and the ISN Founder’s Award. Dr. Han has been funded by the Department of Defense, National Institutes of Health, Department of Education, foundation grants and clinical trials, involving studies of brain–behavior and program development. Clinically, Dr. Han specializes in acquired brain injuries and neurological diseases, and their neuropsychological outcomes. His work has been featured in Newsweek, National Geographic, BBC, among many others, with coverage in 13 countries and in 9 languages.
- Brain Food: How neurogastronomy will soon alter your perception of flavor, Newsweek
- Diet and Dementia, BBC
- Between Clinic and Kitchen, New Hope for Patients with Taste Loss, National Geographic
- The Science That Could Make You Crave Broccoli More Than Chocolate: Neurogastronomy wants to rewire how people perceive flavors-and may be able to help those who have lost their sense of taste, The Atlantic
- The Flavour Factory: Hijacking our senses to tailor tastes, New Scientist
- 음악의 높은 음이 단맛 높인다: 요리와 뇌과학의 접점…신경미식학, The Science Times Korea
- 무거운 포크와 높은 음(音)이 입맛을 돋군다, 중앙일보
- Learning to Eat Less, Brain World Magazine
- The Science of Neurogastronomy, or How Our Brains Perceive the Flavor of Food, The Wall Street Journal
- Can the Brain be Tricked into Thinking Broccoli Tastes Like Chocolate? Chicago Tribune
- Group Attempts to Improve Lives of People with Taste, Smell Deficiencies, NBC News
- Hog Jowls and Clementines: A bid to awaken cancer patients’ ruined sense of taste, STAT News
- A Matter of Taste: Psychologist Dan Han is a central figure in the emerging field of neurogastronomy, which brings scientists and culinary experts together to understand why we eat what we eat, Monitor on Psychology (American Psychological Association)
- Chef Uses Flavor to Fuel Her Mother's Appetite During Cancer Treatment, The ASCO Post (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Can Neurogastronomy Save the World? This New Science Could Help Everyone Love Eating Healthy, Sustainable Food, Alive Magazine
- Traumatic Brain Injuries in Equestrian Sport, The Horse
- University of Kentucky Representatives Presented at the International Sports Concussion Concensus Conference in Germany, The Horse
- Jockeys' Guild Assembly: Diagnosis, management of head injury still challenging, Paulick Report
- Kentucky Psychological Association Honors Those in the Field, Lexington Herald Leader
- UK Neuropsychologist Accepts Psychologist of the Year, UKNow
NCBI Bibliography:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1zGpnnZKE8y5p/bibliography/public/