PPT-Exercise and the Brain

Majid Fotuhi MD PhD Baltimore Psychological Assoc March 15 2015 Objectives What are cognitive functions and brain reserve How do vascular disease damage the brain How does exercise boost brain size and function. Learning. The Science behind it all…... Exercise is the single most powerful tool you have to optimize your brain function.. Skeptical? . You won. ’. t be when you . realize . the evidence is based upon thousands of sound research papers published within the past decade. . New Point of View. INCREASE ATTENTION. INCREASE COMPREHENSION. INCREASE RETENTION . INCREASE . TEST SCORES. MAKING EVERY MINUTE COUNT . IN CLASSROOMS. FOCUS THE MIND. A Canadian teacher named . Allison Cameron . Adapted by Jean . Wolph. . from NWP i3 materials and lesson sequence by Angel . Peavler. , KWP RSPDI Team. Is exercise important for learning?. What do you think?. I’ve never thought about the connection between learning and exercise.. 2. The aging process and impact on Mobility . and Independence. Understanding current research and implications for Brain Health. . Taking action to improve Brain Health, . Mobility and Independence . Brain Stem. Oldest and smallest region. Controls life itself. Governs basic, but critical survival needs. Heart actions. Digestion. Circulation. Breathing. Deeply instinctual and ritualistic. Executes the flight, fight, or freeze response. Team 2. Stephen, Josh, Anna. . & Kristian. Introduction. Our brain is divided into two halves, as most of us know: the left and right side. Each side processes information very differently than the other, and . Rachel VanDyken . . Department of Movement Sciences Grand Valley State University. Aerobic Exercises. The existence of domestic violence perpetrated against women over 50 years of age is problematic in our society. It has typically been seen as afflicting younger women (as cited in . The Hemispheres. Left Hemisphere. Right Hemisphere. Connected by . corpus . collosum. –a bundle of 200 million nerve fibers. The Brain: Basics. The Cortex. 1/4” thick layer covering the brain. Makes human capable of higher cognitive functions. ACL is an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.. Aging and Health . AGING WELL DEPENDS ON YOUR GENES, LIFESTYLE CHOICES, AND ENVIRONMENT.. Even if you’re healthy, changes . You CAN Grow Your Brain Here’s How. 3 Neuroplasticity in the Human Brain: My Research & Publications 4 Hippocampus and Cortex Shrink by About 0.5% per Year After Age 50 Singh, JAMA Neurology Katelynn. Rickard. Karen Noll, CCC-SLP. Valdosta State University. Disclosure Statement. No authors had any financial or non-financial conflicts of interest associated with the content of this presentation. Andreas K. Olson, Brennan D. . Eadie. , Carl Ernst, and Brian R. Christie. The Hippocampus. The Hippocampus. The Hippocampus. In of the temporal lobe of the cortex. Part of the limbic system (primitive emotion). Take-home points. There is reliable (high-certainty) Cochrane evidence that in people with intermittent claudication, supervised exercise programmes increase how far people can walk, both without pain and in total.. It is estimated to be only about 3 pounds, which is usually around 2 percent of your body’s weight.  . Unbelievably, given that it is the bedrock of your personality, some think even your soul, it is 85% water!   .