Health Neuroscience is a new interdisciplinary field encompassing research from cognitive, affective, and social neuroscience, health psychology, physical and mental health, and science of behavior change. This new field addresses the longstanding gap among neuroscience, health and behavior change within the context of health promotion. Fundamentals of Health Neuroscience explores key topics and research, including basic principles, psychological and neural processes, brain and body interaction, and gene x brain x environment interactions. This book will also cover prevention and intervention strategies for health decisions and promotion across the lifespan. Chapters will integrate the latest research findings and explore several key topics, such as: How does the brain serve both as a predictor and an outcome of health? How can people improve self-control and achieve physical and mental health? What does brain plasticity and resilience tell us about learning and development throughout our life? How is the sense of meaning in life affected by dopamine and reward systems in the brain?
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Brain development and health - p. 29 3. Chapter 3 Genetics, brain, and health - p. 59 4. Chapter 4 Stress response, resilience, and brain - p. 85 5. Chapter 5 Brain, body, and health - p. 119 6. Chapter 6 Mindset, social brain, and health - p. 145 7. Chapter 7 Health behavior change and habit formation - p. 173 8. Chapter 8 Brain plasticity for health promotion - p. 203 9. Chapter 9 Brain health and aging - p. 227 10. Chapter 10 Preventions and interventions for health promotion - p. 255 11. Chapter 11 Individual differences and health - p. 287 12. Chapter 12 Integrative health model - p. 315 13. Index - p. 331
Health Neuroscience is a new interdisciplinary field encompassing research from cognitive, affective, and social neuroscience, health psychology, physical and mental health, and science of behavior change. This new field addresses the longstanding gap among neuroscience, health and behavior change within the context of health promotion. Fundamentals of Health Neuroscience explores key topics and research, including basic principles, psychological and neural processes, brain and body interaction, and gene x brain x environment interactions. This book will also cover prevention and intervention strategies for health decisions and promotion across the lifespan. Chapters will integrate the latest research findings and explore several key topics, such as: How does the brain serve both as a predictor and an outcome of health? How can people improve self-control and achieve physical and mental health? What does brain plasticity and resilience tell us about learning and development throughout our life? How is the sense of meaning in life affected by dopamine and reward systems in the brain?
1. Chapter 1 Introduction - p. 1 2. Chapter 2 Brain development and health - p. 29 3. Chapter 3 Genetics, brain, and health - p. 59 4. Chapter 4 Stress response, resilience, and brain - p. 85 5. Chapter 5 Brain, body, and health - p. 119 6. Chapter 6 Mindset, social brain, and health - p. 145 7. Chapter 7 Health behavior change and habit formation - p. 173 8. Chapter 8 Brain plasticity for health promotion - p. 203 9. Chapter 9 Brain health and aging - p. 227 10. Chapter 10 Preventions and interventions for health promotion - p. 255 11. Chapter 11 Individual differences and health - p. 287 12. Chapter 12 Integrative health model - p. 315 13. Index - p. 331
