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Invest in Kids

Invest in Kids. Andrea McGuire, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer American Republic Insurance Company. Iowa Early Care, Health and Education Day on the Hill Feb 2007. Why talk about Brain Research?. Data Driven Evidence Based Findings relate to Actions. Early Childhood Brain Research.

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Invest in Kids

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  1. Invest in Kids Andrea McGuire, MD, MBA Chief Medical Officer American Republic Insurance Company Iowa Early Care, Health and Education Day on the Hill Feb 2007

  2. Why talk about Brain Research? • Data Driven • Evidence Based • Findings relate to Actions

  3. Early ChildhoodBrain Research • Brain Anatomy,Cellular function and neuropathways • Brain Research Studies of Early Childhood • Conclusions

  4. NeuroAnatomy

  5. NeuroAnatomy

  6. NeuroAnatomy • Synapse

  7. Positron Emission Tomography

  8. Newborn Brain Pet Scans* * Harry T. Chugani - Biological Basis of Emotions: Brain Systems and Brain Development - Pediatrics, Nov 1998; 102: 1225.

  9. 2-3 months* * Harry T. Chugani - Biological Basis of Emotions: Brain Systems and Brain Development - Pediatrics, Nov 1998; 102: 1225.

  10. 8 months* * Harry T. Chugani - Biological Basis of Emotions: Brain Systems and Brain Development - Pediatrics, Nov 1998; 102: 1225.

  11. Scott Grafton, M.D. - Dept. of Neurology and Dept. of Radiology - University of Southern California John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D. - Dept. of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Dept. of Neurology - UCLA School of Medicine

  12. Scott Grafton, M.D. - Dept. of Neurology and Dept. of Radiology - University of Southern California John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D. - Dept. of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Dept. of Neurology - UCLA School of Medicine

  13. frontal lobe visual cortex Synapse production & pruning # synapses 0 4 8 12 16 20 40 60 80 age in years

  14. Plasticity

  15. Resting Scott Grafton, M.D. - Dept. of Neurology and Dept. of Radiology - University of Southern California John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D. - Dept. of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Dept. of Neurology - UCLA School of Medicine

  16. Hearing Scott Grafton, M.D. - Dept. of Neurology and Dept. of Radiology - University of Southern California John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D. - Dept. of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Dept. of Neurology - UCLA School of Medicine

  17. Visual Scott Grafton, M.D. - Dept. of Neurology and Dept. of Radiology - University of Southern California John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D. - Dept. of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Dept. of Neurology - UCLA School of Medicine

  18. Thinking task Scott Grafton, M.D. - Dept. of Neurology and Dept. of Radiology - University of Southern California John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D. - Dept. of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Dept. of Neurology - UCLA School of Medicine

  19. Later Recall Scott Grafton, M.D. - Dept. of Neurology and Dept. of Radiology - University of Southern California John Mazziotta, M.D., Ph.D. - Dept. of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Dept. of Neurology - UCLA School of Medicine

  20. Florida State University, Center for Educational Enhancement & Development, Wil Bechman, M.D., 1998.

  21. The Child Development and Public Expenditures chart source is researchers at the RAND Corporation (see Investing in our Children in section 4). Brain development curve Figure 2.4 in D. Purves, Body and Brain, Harvard University Press, 1988. Public spending on children from Table 1 in R. Haverman and B. Wolfe, "Determinants of Children's Attainments: A Review of Methods and Findings," Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 33, December 1995

  22. Conclusions • Window of Opportunity • Return on investment • Nurture and Protect our Children

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