{"id":24,"date":"2024-03-21T19:45:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/beevers\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-01-24T18:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T18:09:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/beevers\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6cbdbbf5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UT Austin: Leading A Brain Health Revolution\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J64OfjJL6N8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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If you would like more information about us and our work, beyond what our website provides, feel free to contact us via email at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mdl@utexas.edu\">mdl@utexas.edu<\/a>.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Christopher G. Beevers, Ph.D.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-7-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-beaf207063a31bb4a14d874f43e2fa3f wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that the MDL is unable to provide immediate assistance or advice to individuals about their depression, nor to family members or friends of individuals with depression. This web site was primarily created to provide background information about research conducted at the MDL. If you are in need of immediate assistance, please call your health care provider. 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