brain health
KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain
51³Ô¹ÏÍø to Host Brain Health Summit
Attention, Please
MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller, BA ’85, continues to break new ground in the understanding of cognition—and his research may help us move beyond the limits of the brain’s working memory. / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Magazine
Plugged In
51³Ô¹ÏÍø educational technologist Richard Ferdig studies the potential—and the possible limits—of emerging digital tools / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Magazine
Psychology professor John Gunstad studies the connection between obesity and cognitive problems
Researchers have long known that carrying extra weight can be hard on our bodies: studies show that obesity is linked to higher rates of heart and liver disease, for example.
Those extra pounds may be weighing down our brains, too, says John Gunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychological sciences and director of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Applied Psychology Center.
Use Your Head
51³Ô¹ÏÍø researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Magazine