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The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to reverse engineer the brain, to explore how it functions and to serve as a tool for neuroscientists and medical researchers. www.bluebrain.epfl.ch
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. New York: Penguin Press, 2008 www.michaelpollan.com
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Chilton, Floyd. Inflammation Nation: The First Clinically Proven Eating Plan to End Our Nation's Secret Epidemic. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Chilton, Floyd. The Gene Smart Diet: The Revolutionary Eating Plan That Will Rewrite Your Genetic Destiny--And Melt Away the Pounds. New York: Rodale, 2009
Maroon J. The Longevity Factor: How Resveratrol and Red Wine Activate Genes for a Longer and Healthier Life. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2009
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Brown S, Vaughn C. Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul. New York: Penquin Group, 2009 www.StuartBrownMD.com
Ratey, John J. and Hagerman, Eric. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. New York: Little Brown Co., 2008 www.johnratey.com
PE4life.org is a non-profit organization determined to make quality, health-and-wellness-based physical education a reality in our schools on a daily basis. Research shows that children in PE4life programs are reaping the benefits in several areas, including fitness, academic performance and discipline issues.
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Thomas M. Gill. Our Grandparents, Our Parents, Our Future Selves: Optimizing Function in Old Age, Syracuse University Center for Policy Research, Policy Brief No. 42, 2010. http://www-cpr.maxwell.syr.edu/aging_ltc/
Christakis NA, Fowler JA: Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, 2009 connectedthebook.com
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Change Your Brain, Change Your Life:
How neuroscience can help the United Way improve the common good.
Reference (listed in order of appearance in lecture)
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Blue Brain Project, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
The Blue Brain Project is an attempt to reverse engineer the brain, to explore how it functions and to serve as a tool for neuroscientists and medical researchers. The project is focused on creating a physiological simulation for biomedical applications. More info > bluebrain.epfl.ch
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Success by 6® is a national United Way strategy in more than 350 cities across the country all focused on improving school readiness through local community change. The first years of a child's life, birth through age five, are the most important years for building a strong foundation for future success in school and in life. More info > www.sb6uwgc.org
Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. New York: Penguin Press, 2008 www.michaelpollan.com
Campbell, T. Collin and Campbell, Thomas M. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-Term Health. Texas: BenBella Books, 2004 www.thechinastudy.com/about.html
Ratey, John J. and Hagerman, Eric. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. New York: Little Brown Co., 2008 www.johnratey.com
PE4life is a non-profit organization determined to make quality, health-and-wellness-based physical education a reality in our schools on a daily basis. Research studies show that children in PE4life programs are reaping the benefits in several areas, including physical fitness, academic performance and discipline issues. www.pe4life.org
Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi
Alberts, J. Forced Exercise Provides Benefit Similar to Levodopa in Parkinson's Disease.Movement Disorder Society's 13th International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders: Abstract LB-13. Presented June 10, 2009. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/704397
