<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/coes-professor-contributes-to-breakthrough-technology-advancing-brain-disorder-research.php" dsn="blogs"><pubDate>05/07/2026</pubDate><title>COES professor contributes to breakthrough technology advancing brain disorder research</title><main-featured>true</main-featured><category-featured>true</category-featured><summary>Louisiana Tech University is contributing to a cutting-edge technology that could transform how scientists understand and treat brain disorders such as depression, Parkinson’s disease, and addiction.</summary><image><img src="/news/_images/elisa-castagnola-and-lab.jpg" alt="A woman touches hands through glass with researchers in a lab"/></image><tags><tag>Engineering and Science</tag><tag>Faculty/Staff</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>