Neurodegenerative Disease (e.g. MS, Parkinson’s disease)

Geriatric Rehabilitation

Neuroplasticity (includes neuroscience)

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NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES LECTURE LUNCHEON: Fit Body, Fit Brain: Exercise is the Key (418799)

Presenter(s)

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  Kirk Erickson, PhD

  Professor, Department of Psychology
  University of Pittsburgh

Moderator(s)

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  Patricia Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM

  Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Panelist(s)

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  Mark Hirsch, PhD

  Senior Scientist
  Carolinas Medical Center, Carolinas HealthCare System
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  Hannes Devos, PhD, DRS

  Director, Laboratory for Advanced Rehabilitation Research in Simulation (LARRS)
  University of Kansas Medical Center

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This Lecture Luncheon presents the cross-cutting research of Dr. Kirk I. Erickson on the effects of exercise training on brain volume and
function, and protective factors for Alzheimer's disease. His laboratory leads the field for providing compelling evidence that greater amounts of physical activity are associated with a reduced risk of dementia. His interventions using neuroimaging outcomes have reported that participation in physical activity increases the size of prefrontal and hippocampal brain areas, which may lead to a reduction in memory impairments. Widely awarded by the NIH, Dr. Erickson has published more than 165 peer-reviewed papers.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand which areas of the brain respond most consistently to exercise training
• Understand the factors that moderate the effects of exercise on brain and cognition
• Learn critical information to aid in the design and clinical practice of exercise training for brain health
• Understand how critical is to provide enhancement of cognitive and neural plasticity across the lifespan
• Learn cross cutting research about the effects of exercise training on brain volume, function, and protective factor for AD