In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Charles Hillman, a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement, and Rehabilitation Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hillman is also the co-director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health, which focuses on understanding how lifestyle choices and behaviors impact brain health and cognition. Throughout his career, Dr. Hillman has published over 300 articles and co-edited a text on Functional Neuroimaging in Exercise and Sport Sciences. He has also served on numerous committees, including the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies and the Health and Human Services Physical Activity Guidelines for American’s Scientific Advisory Committee. In this conversation, we delve into Dr. Hillman’s research on how lifestyle choices such as physical activity and diet impact brain health and cognitive function. We also discuss the mission of the Center for Cognitive and Br

Annemarie Koster is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Medicine at Maastricht University. After receiving her PhD degree in 2005, she obtained an American fellowship at National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Aging (NIA) in Bethesda, MD, USA. Within the Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry with Dr. Tamara B. Harris, she continued her research in the field of aging. From 2006 until 2011, Dr. Koster worked at NIA and her research focused on causes and consequences of obesity, changes in body composition, and physical (in)activity in old age. In 2011, she returned to Maastricht University and where she is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Medicine. Additionally, she is a member of the Management Team of The Maastricht Study (http://www.demaastrichtstudie.nl/), the largest observational study worldwide on type 2 diabetes. Her current research focuses on objectively measured physical activity and is aimed at under