Your Brain 2015 Athlete Presentation. Making the Most of It.

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Your Brain 2015 Athlete Presentation

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Your Brain2015 Athlete Presentation

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Making the Most of It

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What hazardous activity are happening?

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What impacts that behavior?

• Genetics

• Childhood Experiences

• Environment

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A Spectrum of Change

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Connectivity

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Emotion

Mood Memory

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Stress factors

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Intellectual Power

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The Hippocampus

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Importance of the Hippocampus

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Hippocampus

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Alcohol and other drugs

• Methamphetamine • Cocaine• Heroin• Alcohol• Marijuana

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Stress

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Sleep Deprivation

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Injury and Traumatic Events

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Positive Influences

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Sleep

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Express your Creativity

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Find your Spark

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Protect Your Brain

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Practice Mindfulness

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Just Say No

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Conclusion

• Lots of changes occur to your brain during adolescences

• You have a choice to positively or negatively impact the health of your hippocampi