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Dance Harmony In Woodstock

Julia C. Basso, PhD Remember Woodstock? If you went to the 1969 festival or not, Woodstock, NY (though not the actual site of the Woodstock Festival) is still a thriving artist’s community. This town of ~6,000 people is a mecca for artists, musicians, writers, dancers, and many other vibrant bodies. If you have not been

Exercise Helps Individuals With Autism

Julia Basso – PhD Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that typically emerges before the age of 3. ASD is characterized by a variety of symptoms including impaired social interactions, problems with communication, and engagement in repetitive behaviors. Other issues that can co-occur with ASD include depression, anxiety, difficulties in emotional regulation, and

Dancing Helps Heal Individuals With Parkinson’s Disease

Julia C. Basso, PhD Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by problems of movement. Though the disease normally manifests after the age of 60, in rare circumstances, the disease may develop earlier (known as early-onset PD). PD results from loss of dopamine cells in a region of the brain called the

A Conversation Between Dance And Neuroscience

Julia C. Basso, PhD Dance and neuroscience may seem like two distinct fields, but Jody Oberfelder, director, choreographer, and filmmaker, knows that they intersect in intricate ways. Her recent work, The Brain Piece, just had its world premiere at New York Live Arts from June 28th to July 1st. She notes that, “The Brain Piece

The Surprising Benefits of Meditation

Julia C. Basso, PhD Using Meditation to Enhance Attention, Emotional Regulation, and Self-Awareness Here at fasttwitchgrandma.com, we are a group of people who love to exercise and are interested in the beneficial effects of exercise on the brain and body. Most of us, however, cannot (and do not want to) devote our entire day to

Exercise Motivation to Prevent Age-Related Body Changes

Julia Basso – PhD As we age, the body goes through many changes. These include widespread changes in body composition including loss of muscle mass and bone mass. With this loss, there is marked a reduction in physical capacity or our ability to perform physical movements. During our 20s, we are at the peak of

Cultivating Meaning Through Improvisational Dance

Julia C. Basso, PhD I just returned from the annual Movement Intensive in Compositional Improvisation (MICI) led by a dance company known as The Architects. This group is composed of four wonderful women and mentors of mine, Katherine Ferrier, Lisa Gonzales, Jennifer Kayle, and Pamela Vail. This group developed out of another group known as

NEWS RELEASE: Can A Single Exercise Session Benefit Your Brain?

Julia C. Basso (Forever Fit Science contributor) and Wendy A. Suzuki Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Abstract. A significant body of work has investigated the effects of acute exercise, defined as a single bout of physical activity, on mood and cognitive functions in humans.

Impact Of Competitive Sports On Female Athletes

Julia Basso – PhD Fitness athletes- the healthy body image idea: how are they doing? (Therese Methisen, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences) Body image is important for the female fitness athletes. Around 3 to 4 months prior to competition, many fitness athletes begin to diet. This produces a variety of changes in body composition

3 Strategies Behind Motivation & Sustained Fitness

Julia Basso – PhD Presidential Lecture: No Sweat: The Surprising Science Behind Lasting Motivation and Sustained Physical Activity (Michelle Segar, University of Michigan) Check out Dr. Segar’s book, “No Sweat: How the Simple Science of Motivation Can Bring You a Lifetime of Fitness” Segar’s guiding question is, “Why don’t most people prioritize and sustain physically

American College Sports Medicine Conference

Day 4 of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference – 2017

Join the #IMove-MENT Julia Basso – PhD ACSM/SBM Co-Sponsored Symposium: Exercise as an Integrative Approach to the Management of Chronic Pain and Addiction Psychobiology of pain and exercise in chronic musculoskeletal pain (Dane Cook, University of Wisconsin) In patients with chronic pain issues, exercise may exacerbate fatigue, pain, and cognitive impairment often seen in

Day 2 of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference – 2017

Impacts of Exercise, the Gut Microbiome/Metabolome and Immunity on the Brain Julia Basso – PhD Exercise or prebiotic diet increases stress resistance, modulate stress reactive neurocircuitry, and promote adaptive gut microorganisms (Monika Fleshner, University of Colorado Boulder) The gut is composed of bacteria called the gut microbiome. Recently, a link has been shown between the

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