Challenges athletes can face looking after brain health
Dr Fiona Wilson introduces some of the challenges that can arise for athletes with regards to brain health. Additional links and an infographic are also provided in the ‘downloads’ and …
Course: Sport and Exercise for Brain Health
Modifiable risk factors
There are a number of risk factors we can influence to build our brain health capacity, many of which are similar to how we support and protect heart health. In …
Introduction to the brain health concept
Ever thought of a ‘brain health pension’? Professor Brian Lawlor talks about brain health and how it is built across the life course, not dissimilar to a pension. When you’re …
Common questions about head injury and dementia
As we learned about in the previous step, a variety of overlapping factors can influence an individual’s dementia risk. In the sport setting, a number of frequent questions come up, …
Meet the educators & class
Meet the educators Throughout the course, we’ll hear from educators from a number of institutions leading the way in the area of brain health and sport & exercise: 1) Professor …
