In our upcoming "Healthy Brains for a Healthy Oklahoma" lecture, Dr. Kyle Simmons will provide parents, teachers and community members with valuable information on the links between physical and mental health in children and adolescents.
Cost: FREE
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The Healthy Brains for a Healthy Oklahoma lecture series is sponsored by the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) and the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) group at LIBR.
Cost: FREE
Please visit our Facebook page to tell us you're interested in attending the event!
The Healthy Brains for a Healthy Oklahoma lecture series is sponsored by the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) and the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) group at LIBR.
Kyle Simmons, Ph.D. Our society has a long philosophical and cultural history of separating the body and the mind. Recent advances in neuroscience have demonstrated that precisely the opposite is true. Cognitive and emotional wellbeing are greatly influenced by a complex interplay among the body’s neural, endocrine, metabolic, and immune systems. This has important personal and public health implications. In this lecture, Dr. Simmons will provide an overview of evidence for the links between physical and mental health, with particular attention paid to child and adolescent development. Key themes will include: (a) how physical activity improves brain health, thereby affecting cognition and emotional wellbeing; (b) how a healthy diet affects brain and body function, and (c) the critical importance of sleep in brain development.
Dr. W. Kyle Simmons completed his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at Emory University, and his postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health. Currently, Dr. Simmons is a tenured Associate Professor at The University of Tulsa and Principal Investigator and Director of the Appetitive and Interoceptive Psychopathology Lab at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa.
Dr. W. Kyle Simmons completed his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology at Emory University, and his postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health. Currently, Dr. Simmons is a tenured Associate Professor at The University of Tulsa and Principal Investigator and Director of the Appetitive and Interoceptive Psychopathology Lab at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa.
Map of the Laureate Conference Center and adjacent parking. Please call 918-502-5100 or email info@laureateinstitute.org with any questions.
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