Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
Brain Health Across the Life Span: A Workshop
September 24–25, 2019
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Workshop Objectives
- What are accepted definitions of brain health and resilience?
- What are the key elements to measure status of brain health and its resilience across the life span?
- What additional research questions can be addressed to increase our understanding of brain plasticity throughout the life span?
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019
Room 120
| 9:30–10:00 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Richard D. Olson Director, Division of Prevention Science Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Department of Health and Human Services |
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Admiral Brett Giroir (video) Assistant Secretary for Health Department of Health and Human Services |
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Huda Akil Planning Committee Member University of Michigan |
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| 10:00–10:30 am | Audience Discussion Definitions of Brain Health and Resilience |
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Moderators: Huda Akil, University of Michigan Damien Fair, Oregon Health & Science University |
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| 10:30 am–12:00 pm | Brain–Body Interactions |
| Driving Questions and Objectives: How does the brain interact with the body, and what implications does this have for measuring and maximizing brain health and resilience? These talks will provide a sample of research on brain–body interactions, demonstrating the importance of this connection and possible avenues for future research on brain health. | |
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Colleen McClung, University of Pittsburgh
Effect of Circadian Rhythms on Health Across the Life Span |
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Elinor Sullivan, University of Oregon (remote)
Early Environmental Risk Factors for Mental Health Disorders |
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Natalie Rasgon, Stanford University
Insulin Resistance—A Link in Brain–Body Interactions |
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| 12:00–12:30 pm |
Panel and Audience Discussion
Moderator: Huda Akil, University of Michigan |
| 12:30–1:45 pm | Lunch |
| 1:45–3:00 pm | Behavioral and Biological Convergence |
| Driving Questions and Objectives: What are the connections and discontinuities between brain activity and behavior, and between psychological health and brain health? What can behavior and life experience suggest about brain health and resilience? These talks will touch on the biological underpinnings of behavior in the context of cognition, emotion, and psychiatric disorders. | |
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Monica Rosenberg, University of Chicago
The Neural Correlates of Attention and Cognition |
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Elizabeth Hoge, Georgetown Medical Center
Can Meditation Improve Health and Resilience? |
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| 3:00–3:30 pm |
Panel and Audience Discussion
Moderator: Huda Akil, University of Michigan |
| 3:30–3:45 pm | Break |
| 3:45–4:30 pm | Measuring Brain Health |
| Driving Questions and Objectives: What are the methodological techniques and standards for reliability necessary for measuring brain health and resilience? This talk will provide an overview of how quality metrics and criteria can improve measurement of brain health and resilience in future research. | |
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Russ Poldrack, Stanford University (remote)
Grand Views and Potholes on the Road to Precision Neuroscience |
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| 4:30–5:00 pm | Panel and Audience Discussion The Way Forward in Measurement and Research |
| Objective: Speakers and panelists will reflect on the information presented throughout the day, with a particular focus on generalizable definitions of brain |
| health and resilience, and how these attributes can be measured. | |
| Moderator: Huda Akil, University of Michigan | |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
Room 125 (note change of Room)
| 8:30–8:45 am |
Welcome and Overview
Damien Fair, Oregon Health & Science University |
| 8:45–10:00 am | Brain Health in the Social Context |
| Driving Questions and Objectives: How does an individual’s social context affect brain health and resilience? What social factors are most important for understanding and predicting brain health, and how are those factors measured and validated? These talks will provide an overview of brain health in the social context, particularly with respect to emotions and social disparities. | |
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Stephanie Cacioppo, University of Chicago
From Me to We: How Does the Brain Form, Maintain, and Restore Healthy Relationships? |
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Gregory Samanez-Larkin, Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (remote)
Motivation, Cognition, and Decision Making in Everyday Life |
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Jennifer Manly, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (remote)
Life-Course Causes of Later-Life Inequalities in Brain Health |
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| 10:00–10:30 am |
Panel and Audience Discussion
Moderator: Damien Fair, Oregon Health & Science University |
| 10:30–10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am–12:15 pm | Brain Health Across the Life Span |
| Driving Questions and Objectives: How do brain health and resilience change across the life span, and how have researchers elected to measure these changes? What do the changes in vulnerabilities and opportunities signal about brain health and resilience at various life stages? These talks will provide an overview of these questions, with a particular focus on typical brain development as well as the development of psychiatric disorders. | |
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Deanna Barch, Washington University in St. Louis
Early Adversity, Emotional Processing, and the Neural Bases of Psychiatric Illness |
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Nim Tottenham, Columbia University (remote)
The Impact of Early-Life Stress on Neurodevelopment |
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Ted Satterthwaite, University of Pennsylvania
Integrating Complex and Personalized Data to Understand Normal and Abnormal Brain Network Development |
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Gagan Wig, University of Texas at Dallas
Brain Network Aging and Health Across the Adult Life Span |
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| 12:15–1:00 pm | Panel and Audience Discussion: The Way Forward in Measurement and Research |
| Objective: Speakers and panelists will reflect on the information presented throughout the day, with a particular focus on generalizable definitions of brain health and resilience, and how these attributes can be measured. | |
| Moderator: Damien Fair, Oregon Health & Science University | |
| 1:00 pm | Adjourn |
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