Athletic Brain

Kenneth M. Heilman, MD, is currently a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Florida and a Staff Neurologist at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. In addition to being a clinical neurologist and an educator, he performs research on brain functions and diseases. He has written more than 600 journal articles and authored or edited 16 books. He has received many honors including being an Honorary Member of the American Neurological Association and a Fellow of the Academy of Neurology.

• The Athletic BrainTABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1: IntroductionBrain AnatomyBrief OverviewSensory Cortex and Sensory Association AreasMotor and Premotor CortexPrefrontal CortexSubcortical AreasCerebellumTypes of SportsChapter ll: Movement Action Programming The Praxis "How" SystemLearning New Athletic Motor SkillsMotor MemoryPracticeSpecializationPrecisionAction SequencingAction RecognitionStrengthChapter lll: Action-Intention: "When" ProgrammingIntroductionAction InitiationDeficits in Planning and Action Initiation: Executive DysfunctionAkinesia and AbuliaHypokinesiaRewardReward Network ReinforcementResponse InhibitionMotor (Action) ImpersistenceMotor PerseverationChapter lV: HandednessChapter V: AttentionDefinitionNeuroanatomy of Attentional NetworksVigilanceChapter Vl: Visual PerceptionChapter Vll. BalanceChapter Vlll: Emotions and MoodAngerDepressionChapter lX: Traumatic Brain InjuryMemoryExecutive FunctionsEmotions and MoodChronic Traumatic EncephalopathyChapter X: Influence of Exercise on Age Related Cognitive Decline and DementiaReferences