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environmental neuroscience research incubator (enri)
ENRI is the research arm of XHMF, dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of how environmental exposures affect brain health and performance.
ENRI is the research arm of XHMF, dedicated to advancing scientific understanding of how environmental exposures affect brain health and performance.
We investigate how environments dynamically regulate human cognitive capacity and resilience, and how this regulation can be measured, predicted, and governed.
Our current focus areas:
All UN Member States adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. Through ENRI, our work directly advances:
Principal Investigator: Dr. Egzona Morina
2024–Present: Instructor in Neurobiology, Harvard University, Division of Continuing Education.
2026–Present: Affiliated Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Center for Climate Health and Global Environment.
"I study how the human brain maintains function under environmental stress. My work treats the environment not as a static exposure, but as a dynamic constraint shaping neural regulation in real time. By integrating environmental sensing, wearable physiology, and portable neuroimaging, I develop a predictive framework, the Neuropredictive Exposome, linking exposures to the neural and cognitive states they produce."
Head of Data Security: Ms. Rina Basholli
Research Assistants: Anita Avdiu (Sophomore, Tufts University), Andi Buqa (Sophomore, Vassar College)
Egzona Morina, PhD: A pilot study testing whether natural auditory environments can buffer the neural strain induced by noise. Twelve adults completed five cognitive tasks under three auditory conditions while 32-channel EEG recorded ongoing activity.
read full articleEgzona Morina, PhD: Introduces Leef, a novel framework bridging environmental sensing, predictive modeling, and cognitive resilience monitoring. Leef operates on edge-computing platforms.
read full articleEgzona Morina, PhD: A Perspective introducing the Neuropredictive Exposome, integrating environmental exposures with physiological, neural, and behavioral responses.
read full articleEgzona Morina, PhD: Air pollution disproportionately harms low-income and minority communities, increasing mortality rates and widening health disparities.
read full articleEgzona Morina, PhD: The expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports poses a significant but often overlooked threat to brain health.
read full articleDr. Morina writes a Substack on environmental neuroscience. She breaks down a research paper in clear, engaging language.
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