Chuck Hillman Professor of Psychology c.hillman@northeastern.edu 617.373.3076 Expertise brain health, exercise effect on attention, memory, neurocognitive kinesiology, physical activity and cognitive function, processing speed Chuck Hillman in the Press Discover Want to Be More Productive While Working From Home? Get Up and Move Around That’s according to Charles Hillman, the co-director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University in Boston. Hillman has been studying the relationship between exercise and cognition for decades and has generally found that making time for a 20-minute brisk walk can improve work performance and brain function. Why a little bit of exercise can help academically for kids with ADHD “Think of that as about the pace of the walk to school in the morning,” says Charles Hillman, lead author of the study and associate director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University. Medpage Today Better Fitness Tests Needed for Kids, Heart Group Says Without physical education classes, opportunities for physical activity, and adult-led physical activity participation, it is highly likely that a large percentage of youth will not get their 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity recommended per day, according to Charles Hillman, PhD, of Northeastern University’s Center for Cognitive and Brain Health in Boston. New York Post Water helps kids focus, improves ability to multitask: study A new study, co-authored by Northeastern University professor Charles Hillman and Naiman Khan at the University of Illinois, found that drinking water and staying hydrated increased children’s ability to multitask and improved their reaction times. The Hechinger Report How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise Charles Hillman, a kinesiology professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies the connection between the body and the brain, says there’s strong evidence that supports making physical education and recess a priority in schools. “The goal is to get kids moving throughout the school day,” Hillman said. While he grants that academic class time […] Losing fat, gaining brain power, on the playground But little has been known about visceral fat and brain health in children. For a soon-to-be-published study, researchers from Northeastern University in Boston and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tracked hundreds of 8-to-10-year-old children in a nine-month after-school exercise program in Urbana. Lauren Raine, a postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern University who conducted the study […] Outside Magazine This is your brain on exercise Human beings evolved to move. Our bodies, including our brains, were fine-tuned for endurance activities over millennia of stalking and chasing down prey. “We’ve engineered that out of our lives now,” says Charles Hillman, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who has spent decades studying the link between exercise and cognition. The toll our relatively […] Stronger muscles may mean sharper minds for kids Making sure kids have good muscle fitness might also benefit their school performance, according to a recent U.S. study. Aerobic fitness has already been linked to better thinking abilities in pre-teen children, but the current study found an independent link between muscle fitness and kids’ performance on memory tests as well as their math and […] Chuck Hillman for Northeastern Global News Here’s how you can ‘feel better, think better, and sleep better’ Here’s how you can ‘feel better, think better, and sleep better’ Northeastern cognitive neuroscientist Chuck Hillman helped to create the federal government’s new physical fitness guidelines, which recommend that adults get at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. “A single bout of exercise has an immediate effect on brain health,” Hillman said. Exercise your way to better memory, focus, sleep, and more Exercise your way to better memory, focus, sleep, and more Exercise is good for your health. We all know that. But here's a news flash: 150-300 minutes of it per week can give you better and longer sleep, help with depression and anxiety and even lead to better brain function in children, according to a new report. New psychology professor studies link between physical activity, cognitive health New psychology professor studies link between physical activity, cognitive health Psychology professor Chuck Hillman practices what he preaches, applying his research findings to his personal life.
Discover Want to Be More Productive While Working From Home? Get Up and Move Around That’s according to Charles Hillman, the co-director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University in Boston. Hillman has been studying the relationship between exercise and cognition for decades and has generally found that making time for a 20-minute brisk walk can improve work performance and brain function.
Why a little bit of exercise can help academically for kids with ADHD “Think of that as about the pace of the walk to school in the morning,” says Charles Hillman, lead author of the study and associate director of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health at Northeastern University.
Medpage Today Better Fitness Tests Needed for Kids, Heart Group Says Without physical education classes, opportunities for physical activity, and adult-led physical activity participation, it is highly likely that a large percentage of youth will not get their 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity recommended per day, according to Charles Hillman, PhD, of Northeastern University’s Center for Cognitive and Brain Health in Boston.
New York Post Water helps kids focus, improves ability to multitask: study A new study, co-authored by Northeastern University professor Charles Hillman and Naiman Khan at the University of Illinois, found that drinking water and staying hydrated increased children’s ability to multitask and improved their reaction times.
The Hechinger Report How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise Charles Hillman, a kinesiology professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies the connection between the body and the brain, says there’s strong evidence that supports making physical education and recess a priority in schools. “The goal is to get kids moving throughout the school day,” Hillman said. While he grants that academic class time […]
Losing fat, gaining brain power, on the playground But little has been known about visceral fat and brain health in children. For a soon-to-be-published study, researchers from Northeastern University in Boston and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign tracked hundreds of 8-to-10-year-old children in a nine-month after-school exercise program in Urbana. Lauren Raine, a postdoctoral researcher at Northeastern University who conducted the study […]
Outside Magazine This is your brain on exercise Human beings evolved to move. Our bodies, including our brains, were fine-tuned for endurance activities over millennia of stalking and chasing down prey. “We’ve engineered that out of our lives now,” says Charles Hillman, a psychology professor at Northeastern University who has spent decades studying the link between exercise and cognition. The toll our relatively […]
Stronger muscles may mean sharper minds for kids Making sure kids have good muscle fitness might also benefit their school performance, according to a recent U.S. study. Aerobic fitness has already been linked to better thinking abilities in pre-teen children, but the current study found an independent link between muscle fitness and kids’ performance on memory tests as well as their math and […]