HPD Perspectives Magazine Summer/Fall 2019

26 | DR. PALLAVI PATEL COLLEGE OF HEALTH CARE SCIENCES PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS Corey Peacock, Ph.D., CSCS, CISSN, associate professor Jaime Tartar, Ph.D., neuroscience professor Jose Antonio, Ph.D., CSCS, FNSCA, FISSN RESEARCH OBJECTIVE Study the role of the brain in athletics—a new and rapidly growing field of sports neuroscience. CURRENT PROJECTS 1. “The Neurobehavioral Assessment in Active and Recently Retired NFL Players and MMA Fighters” 2. “Warrior/Worrier Gene (the COMT Gene) in MMA Fighters” PROGRAM NEWS PROGRAM News BY JOSE ANTONIO, PH.D., CSCS, FNSCA, FISSN BRAINS BRAWN The Emerging Field of Sports Neuroscience &