Our research

What we do

Our mission is to broaden and expand our understanding of how various health factors play a role with our brain function. Our goal is to improve the lives of individuals across the lifespan by contributing to scientific literature related to lifestyle factors and the benefits that healthy lifestyle choices have on cardiorespiratory fitness and brain function.

BCC

Body Composition and Cognition

To better understand the relationship between cognition and physiological markers of cardiorespiratory health and body composition

Complete questionnaires, cognitive tasks, undergo a DXA and BodPod body composition scan, and a VO2 max aerobic fitness capacity test

BeANS

Body Composition, EEG, and NnS in Early Life

To better understand early life body composition on neural activation patterns

Complete questionnaires, undergo EEG recording, and a PeaPod body composition scan

BiBS

Body Composition in Babies

To better understand body composition, motor development, and cognition over the first two years of life

Complete questionnaires, developmental screening tests, and undergo BodPod (parent/guardian) and PeaPod (infant) body composition scans