Dr. Brad Fawver, research psychologist at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - West, presented preliminary results from an ongoing brain endurance training research project at the International Symposium on Physical Training in Rio de Janeiro.
Dr. Fawver and Maj. Osgood, Deputy Director of WRAIR-West, joined more than 100 scientists, coaches, athletes, and military members with specialties including physical fitness, nutrition, mental health, and sleep at the Brazilian Army Research Institute of Physical Fitness, known by their Portuguese language acronym as IPCFEx. Dr. Fawver’s presentation, one of two English-language talks, covered past, current, and future research aimed at incorporating brain endurance training into the physical training regimens to enhance performance and resilience for athletes and service members.
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