Daniel Aslan

Postdoctoral Fellow | Department of Human Evolutionary Biology | Harvard University | Brain-body connection of human movement through an evolutionary lens

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@DavidRaichlen @sdukehan @laurafen

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Cognitive correlates of human endurance | PNAS https://t.co/3n24uBGNms

Our new study in @PNASNews shows that adding cognitive demands to endurance walking increased perceived physical effort, but people with stronger cognitive abilities felt the impact less.

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Walking is a common form of human locomotion, but we rarely realize its connection to the brain unless it is disrupted. My research examines markers of walking and their associations with brain health. Check out our recent publication and write-up https://t.co/e3FuxoVvPs

[USC @USC]

Fitbit: ‘Get up and go!’
Smartphone: ‘Just one more scroll…’
@USCDornsife experts investigate the dual impact of technology on our health. ↔️ https://t.co/YqWKd6VkiD

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@R_Walms @aiden1doherty 7. Co-authors include @MKatieSayre @YKlimentidis @Maltagliati_s @marklhc @made

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1. Exciting new research from my advisor @DavidRaichlen and our Physical Activity + Brain Health research team! Main takeaway: The negative effects of sedentary behavior on brain health may be offset by engaging in physical activity. https://t.co/v7PucqWk3u

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@R_Walms @aiden1doherty 6. The WMH lesion load was evaluated using MRI brain imaging data.

[OxWearables @OxWearables]

Great analysis by @KoffmanLil77098 and @StrictlyStat on step counting algorithms. Our StepCount package is available on Github for all researchers to use freely: https://t.co/ecxOIqWTyx

[Boris Cheval 🇫🇷🇪🇸 @chevalboris]

Very happy to finally see this paper published in with an incredible team of experts in the neuroscience of physical activity.

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@BrianUmberger That seems to be a more appropriate and holistic approach

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@DDavis_Biomech Interesting!

[Reza Shadmehr @reziliusReza]

From an evolutionary perspective, what distinguishes the human brain?
You may say, the neocortex.
Surprisingly, in humans and other great apes, the expansion of the cerebellum accelerated faster than the enlargement of the cerebral cortex.
https://t.co/syjjZQhXek

[Reza Shadmehr @reziliusReza]

Exercise reduces your anxiety and promotes emotional stability. But how does that happen?
Remarkably, there is a fundamental role played by the cerebellum and its connections to amygdala and the hypothalamus.
Jing-Ning Zhu will present.
Note the early start of this lecture.

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@kinesiologui @HermanPontzer @jjhublin @Univ_St_Etienne @LIBM_lab What a stellar line-up!