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The PAL Lab investigates how health behaviors, such as exercise, affect the brain and mental health. Much of the lab’s research focuses on understanding cognitive and emotional vulnerability factors that contribute to depression and anxiety across the lifespan (e.g., adolescence through older adulthood) and how exercise and other health behaviors can help prevent or reduce their impact.
C.J. Brush is an Assistant Professor and the Director of the Psychophysiology of Active Lifestyles Laboratory. He studies how everyday behaviors, such as physical activity and exercise, affect the brain and mental health. His research bridges kinesiology with neuroscience and clinical science to better understand why some individuals are more vulnerable to depression and anxiety, and to translate these insights into more effective prevention and intervention strategies. His research spans vulnerable developmental periods from adolescence through older adulthood. He is an active contributor to professional societies, including the American College of Sports Medicine and the Society for Psychophysiological Research.
