Maintaining a Healthy Aging Brain During a Pandemic
Join us online for a three-week discussion series on the aging brain that doctors from the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine will lead.
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Sarah Getz, PhD
Sarah Getz, PhD McKnight Clinical Translational Research Scholarship in Cognitive Aging and Age-Related Memory Loss
Antoni Barrientos, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology Associate Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute Phone: 305-243-8683 Email: abarrientos@med.miami.edu Visit Website Dr. Barrientos is interested in the basic processes underlying the biogenesis of the mitochondrial respiratory chain (MRC) and how they bear on human neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders […]
Scott Brown, PhD
Associate Research Professor Department of Public Health Sciences University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine 1120 NW 14th Street, Suite 1065 Miami, FL 33136 Phone: (305) 243-4410 Email: s.brown5@miami.edu Scott C. Brown, Ph.D. is an environmental health scientist and Research Associate Professor in the UM Miller School of Medicine Department of Public Health Sciences, with […]
Christian J. Camargo, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Cognitive Neurology Department of Neurology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine 1120 NW 14th Street Miami, FL 33136 E-mail: ccamargo@med.miami.edu Dr. Camargo did his undergraduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT,) where he majored in Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and Music. He conducted research on the molecular and electrophysiological mechanisms […]
Elizabeth Crocco, MD
Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Miller School of Medicine/University of Miami Geriatric Psychiatry Training Director Jackson Memorial Hospital 1695 NW 9th Avenue Suite 3204A Miami, FL 33136 Phone: 305-355-9065 Fax: 305-355-9076 Email: ecrocco@med.miami.edu Dr. Elizabeth Crocco received her MD from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Rutgers University in Piscataway, New […]
Why Everyone is Obsessed With the MIND Diet
The MIND diet ranks among the top heart-healthy diets and is one of the easiest to follow. Its goal: to lower the risk of dementia and improve cognitive health.
Neuroplasticity of the Brain & Physical Exercise: Keeping a Sharp Mind
Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to develop new neural pathways or connections between brain cells or neurons. Most neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s as well as mild cognitive impairment, are accompanied by a loss of brain plasticity.
Christian Agudelo, MD
McKnight Cognitive Neurology Fellow Department of Neurology Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami 1120 NW 12th Street, Miami, FL 33136 Email: cxa427@med.miami.edu Dr. Christian Agudelo grew up in Miami, Florida. He received his bachelor in science in engineering from Duke University, where he studied biomedical engineering. He received his medical degree […]
