Additional Reading
Some of our speakers have provided additional reading to accompany their lecture topic. If you're interested in learning more, you can check out the reading list they've provided.
Journey Into the Brain
Neuroscience Basics
Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain by Eric Chudler and Lisa Johnson
Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena by Eric Chudler
The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman
The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours by Chantel Prat
Society for Neuroscience Brain Facts
Neuromyths
Neuromyths: Debunking False Ideas About the Brain by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brains?
Moonstruck! Does The Full Moon Influence Behavior?
Dementia & Memory Loss
Alzheimer's Association Recommended Reading
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dementia
National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's and Dementia
National Institute on Aging: Brain Health
NPR: Exposure to wildfire smoke increases the risk of developing dementia, study says
Getting a Good Night's Sleep: A Key to Aging Well
End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep by Colleen Ehrnstrom and Alisha L. Brosse
Say Good Night to Insomnia by Gregg D. Jacobs
Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson
The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington
The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep Is Broken and How to Fix It by W. Chris Winter
American Academy of Sleep Medicine
The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Alzheimer's Dementia: An Introduction to Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Alzheimer's vs. Dementia: What Is the Difference?
How Biomarkers Help Diagnose Dementia
Medications for Memory, Cognition and Dementia-Related Behaviors
The Differences Between Normal Aging and Dementia
UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center
Alzheimer’s Association - WA Chapter / Hotline: (800) 272-3900
Dementia Roadmap and Dementia Legal Planning Toolkit
Dementia Friendly America and Dementia Friends WA
The Secret Lives of Memories
Cognition and Cortical Dynamics Laboratory
Memory Problems, Forgetfulness and Aging
The Legacy of Patient H.M. for Neuroscience
The Neuroscience of You by Chantel Prat
What Is the Default Mode Network?
Concussions: Prevention, Evaluation & Treatment
Concussion by Jeanne Marie Laskas
Concussion (movie)
HEADS UP to Youth Sports Coaches: Online Concussion Training
Lystedt Concussion Law Made U.S. Sports Safer
What Is CTE: Understanding Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
How Do We Discern Reliable Science From Less Reliable Science?
Beall's List of Potential Predatory Journals
Optimizing Brain Health With Nutrition
Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce
How Nutrition Impacts the Brain and Mental Health
MIND and Mediterranean Diets Linked to Fewer Signs of Alzheimer’s Brain Pathology
Recipes [.pdf]
Stroke & the Brain
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: About Stroke
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Stroke
A Neurosurgeon’s Guide to Stroke
Brain Injury Association of America: What is a Stroke?
Pain & the Brain
International Association for the Study of Pain
US Association for the Study of Pain
Pain (National Institutes of Health)
The science of pain: What is it and why is it so hard to measure?
Rx for Brain Health: Thoughtful Medication Management for Older Adults
NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Precautions With Over-the-Counter Drugs
Gains & Losses in the World of Weight: How the Brain & Hormones Control Your Weight
World Health Organization: Obesity and Overweight
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Diabetes
The Leptin System and Diet: A Mini Review of the Current Evidence
Your Brain vs. Your Appetite [Infographic]
National Institute on Aging: Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Introducing Parkinson's Disease: More Than Just a Tremor
American Parkinson's Disease Association (APDA)
Northwest Parkinson's Foundation (NWPF)