Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Human Evolutionary Biology | Harvard University | Brain-body connection of human movement through an evolutionary lens
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Cognitive correlates of human endurance | PNAS pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…
Our new study in @PNASNews shows that adding cognitive demands to endurance walking increased perceived physical effort, but people with stronger cognitive abilities felt the impact less.
Walking is a common form of human locomotion, but we rarely realize its connection to the brain unless it is disrupted. My research examines markers of walking and their associations with brain health. Check out our recent publication and write-up acsm.org/active-voice-walkin…
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Fitbit: ‘Get up and go!’
Smartphone: ‘Just one more scroll…’
@USCDornsife experts investigate the dual impact of technology on our health. ↔️ dornsife.usc.edu/magazine/is…
1. Exciting new research from my advisor @DavidRaichlen and our Physical Activity + Brain Health research team! Main takeaway: The negative effects of sedentary behavior on brain health may be offset by engaging in physical activity. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…
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Great analysis by @KoffmanLil77098 and @StrictlyStat on step counting algorithms. Our StepCount package is available on Github for all researchers to use freely: github.com/OxWearables/stepc…
🔑Key take aways:
1⃣ the #accuracy of #OpenSource step counting algorithms w/ wrist-worn monitors varies widely
2⃣ the #machinelearning algorithm showed highest accuracy, but more ground truth data sets are needed
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Article available here:🔗doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2024-00…
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Very happy to finally see this paper published in with an incredible team of experts in the neuroscience of physical activity.
Our group of #exercise and #cognition researchers (including @Olivier_Dupuy @chevalboris @estebancornejoi @MGerber_Unibas @benrattray @KamijoKeita) agrees to disagree with conclusions in a recent meta-analysis. We show our perspective @NatureHumBehav nature.com/articles/s41562-0…
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From an evolutionary perspective, what distinguishes the human brain?
You may say, the neocortex.
Surprisingly, in humans and other great apes, the expansion of the cerebellum accelerated faster than the enlargement of the cerebral cortex.
cell.com/current-biology/ful…
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Exercise reduces your anxiety and promotes emotional stability. But how does that happen?
Remarkably, there is a fundamental role played by the cerebellum and its connections to amygdala and the hypothalamus.
Jing-Ning Zhu will present.
Note the early start of this lecture.
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A new study by a USC Dornsife PhD student sheds light on the optimal degree of forward lean for runners who want to save energy.
dornsife.usc.edu/news-briefs…
ALT A wide angle shot from the ground behind a runner on the beach at sunset.
Another news article by @humboldtcalpoly about our recent study in @PLOSONE with quotes from first author @NinaCarson20 and senior author Justus Ortega!
now.humboldt.edu/news/runnin…
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Study by USC Dornsife PhD student sheds light on the optimal degree of forward lean for runners who want to save energy.
dornsife.usc.edu/news-briefs…
Nice write up on our new study "runners should ‘lean into it’ — but not too much." The study was published in @PLOSONE first author @NinaCarson20 @humboldtcalpoly, article from @USCDornsife
dornsife.usc.edu/news-briefs…