24 min
Episode 29 | Exercise, Perimenopause and Brain Health: Insights with Dr. Cindy Barha @WomensResearch
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- Health & Fitness
Biography:
Dr. Barha is a multidisciplinary, translational researcher with expertise in behavioral neuroscience, neuroendocrinology, and exercise neuroscience. The goal of her research is to promote healthy brain aging by developing efficacious and personalized exercise interventions for cognition and neuroplasticity using both randomized controlled trials in humans and rodent models.
Specifically, she is interested in determining who benefits from exercise by focusing on biological sex and genetics, examining when in the lifespan to most effectively intervene with exercise by looking at critical neuroendocrine transition states (i.e., pregnancy, midlife, older age), and exploring how exercise exerts its influence on the brain. She is particularly interested in the short- and long-term consequences of pregnancy for brain health and the potential role of physical activity.
The Aging, Mobility and Cognitive Health Laboratory: https://cogmob.rehab.med.ubc.ca/research
VCHRI Directory: Understanding perimenopausal brain health | VCH Research Institute (vchri.ca)
Dr. Cindy Barha profile: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/cindy-barha
Lab Twitter account: https://twitter.com/UBC_CogMobLab
Lab IG account: https://www.instagram.com/cogmoblab/
Biography:
Dr. Barha is a multidisciplinary, translational researcher with expertise in behavioral neuroscience, neuroendocrinology, and exercise neuroscience. The goal of her research is to promote healthy brain aging by developing efficacious and personalized exercise interventions for cognition and neuroplasticity using both randomized controlled trials in humans and rodent models.
Specifically, she is interested in determining who benefits from exercise by focusing on biological sex and genetics, examining when in the lifespan to most effectively intervene with exercise by looking at critical neuroendocrine transition states (i.e., pregnancy, midlife, older age), and exploring how exercise exerts its influence on the brain. She is particularly interested in the short- and long-term consequences of pregnancy for brain health and the potential role of physical activity.
The Aging, Mobility and Cognitive Health Laboratory: https://cogmob.rehab.med.ubc.ca/research
VCHRI Directory: Understanding perimenopausal brain health | VCH Research Institute (vchri.ca)
Dr. Cindy Barha profile: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/cindy-barha
Lab Twitter account: https://twitter.com/UBC_CogMobLab
Lab IG account: https://www.instagram.com/cogmoblab/
24 min