1. Your Brain 2015 Athlete Presentation

2. Making the Most of It

3. What hazardous activity are happening?

4. What impacts that behavior? Genetics Childhood Experiences Environment

5. A Spectrum of Change

6. Connectivity

7. Emotion Mood Memory

8. Stress factors

9. Intellectual Power

10. The Hippocampus

11. Importance of the Hippocampus

12. Hippocampus

13. Alcohol and other drugs Methamphetamine Cocaine Heroin Alcohol Marijuana

14. Stress

15. Sleep Deprivation

16. Injury and Traumatic Events

17. Positive Influences

18. Sleep

19. Express your Creativity

20. Find your Spark

21. Protect Your Brain

22. Practice Mindfulness

23. Just Say No

24. Conclusion Lots of changes occur to your brain during adolescences You have a choice to positively or negatively impact the health of your hippocampi