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What is Health? Allostasis and the Evolution of Human Design

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2022-03-29 18:30:00 2022-03-29 19:30:00 America/New_York What is Health? Allostasis and the Evolution of Human Design A discussion on how we can take part in making our life and the lives of all community members a little healthier. Main Library - Community Learning Center - Auditorium Lobby, Leighton Auditorium

Tuesday, March 29
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-03-29 18:30:00 2022-03-29 19:30:00 America/New_York What is Health? Allostasis and the Evolution of Human Design A discussion on how we can take part in making our life and the lives of all community members a little healthier. Main Library - Community Learning Center - Auditorium Lobby, Leighton Auditorium

Main Library - Community Learning Center

Auditorium Lobby, Leighton Auditorium

A discussion on how we can take part in making our life and the lives of all community members a little healthier.

Are you familiar with the term "homeostasis"? It's like a thermostat, to help keep our body in a certain health range. Allostasis is similar to homeostasis, but instead of responding to the environment to keep our body healthy, allostasis helps our bodies predict and prepare for what's coming, based on what we've learned before. 

Join us in a discussion with eminent neuroscientist Peter Sterling, who will take us on a journey of the early evolution of allostasis and how this early evolution continues to provide the foundations of brain and body function in the 21st century.  To understand medical, mental and social health challenges in the present day, Sterling explains that we must understand how early cellular processes resulted in the evolution of a human brain; a brain that relies heavily on brain circuits that deliver a brief reward for each positive surprise. We now seek reward in consumption: bigger burgers, more opioids, and innumerable activities that involve higher carbon emissions. The consequences include addiction, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and climate change.  There is hope though! We will discuss how we can all take part in making our lives and the lives of our community members just a little healthier.

AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Civic Engagement |

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Main Library - Community Learning Center


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We're closed Sunday March 31
Mon, Mar 25 8:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 8:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 8:00AM to 8:00PM
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Fri, Mar 29 8:00AM to 5:00PM
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Thu, Mar 28, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Ballroom (A+B Combined)

Fri, Mar 29, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Auditorium Lobby,Ballroom (A+B Combined),Leighton Auditorium

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Thu, Apr 04, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ballroom (A+B Combined)
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Auditorium Lobby,Leighton Auditorium

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Thu, Apr 11, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ballroom (A+B Combined)

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Mon, Apr 15, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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Auditorium Lobby,Classroom D,Classroom E,Classroom F,Leighton Auditorium

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Classroom E

Wed, Apr 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
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Wed, Apr 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Beutter-Kernan Hall

Thu, Apr 18, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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Fri, Apr 19, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Ballroom (A+B Combined)

Mon, Apr 22, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium Lobby,Ballroom (A+B Combined),Leighton Auditorium

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Beutter-Kernan Hall

Thu, Apr 25, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium Lobby,Leighton Auditorium

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Classroom B

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Ballroom (A+B Combined)

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Auditorium Lobby,Leighton Auditorium