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Exercise and Other Lifestyle Strategies for Better Brain Health in Later Life

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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify at least three mechanisms by which exercise improves brain health in aging.

  • List at least three evidence-based lifestyle behaviors aside from exercise for promoting brain health.

  • Explain how social and environmental determinants impact risk for brain-based disorders and barriers to brain-healthy behavior.

  • Identify at least two strategies for promoting brain health.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of this workshop is for clinicians to better understand how exercise and other lifestyle behaviors promote brain health in later life and to be better equipped to promote brain health in their clients.

Description

A growing body of research shows that modifiable factors affect brain health across the lifespan and impact the trajectory of brain aging. Better brain health is associated with a higher level of cognitive functioning, a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, and better emotional health. This presentation will summarize the latest scientific evidence for lifestyle interventions such as exercise that promote brain health. Impacts of social determinants on adoption of brain-healthy behavior will also be discussed.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Dr. Vonetta Dotson is Chief of Neuropsychology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University, Senior Project Scientist at NASA, and Founder and President of CerebroFit Integrated Brain Health. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association’s Society for Clinical Neuropsychology. She completed her doctoral training in clinical psychology at the University of Florida with a specialization in neuropsychology and a certificate in gerontology. She completed her postdoctoral training at the National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program. Her research and clinical activities focus on positive and negative modifiers of brain health, including the intersection of depression with cognitive and brain aging, and the impact of health disparities on brain health. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association, and private foundations. Her start-up, CerebroFit, applies her expertise in brain health to the community, providing services to empower people to live a brain-healthy lifestyle. Her book, Keep Your Wits about You: The Science of Brain Maintenance as You Age, also offers science-based facts and practical tools to help readers develop healthy lifestyles to optimize their brain health.

Financially Sponsored By

  • APA Division 18: Psychologists in Public Service