brain health

KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain
½ÄÏÌåÓý State 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. / ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Magazine

Plugged In
½ÄÏÌåÓý State educational technologist Richard Ferdig studies the potential—and the possible limits—of emerging digital tools / ½ÄÏÌåÓý State 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 ½ÄÏÌåÓý State’s Applied Psychology Center.

Use Your Head
½ÄÏÌåÓý State researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. / ½ÄÏÌåÓý State Magazine